Sunday, 04/19/2026
One-Day Buddha Cultivation Course In Cambodia
Update: 17/03/2017
After breakfast, Buddhists gathered in lecture hall to listen to Dharma from Venerable Thich Tam Truc, abbot of Hoang Phap, Cambodia, head of the retreat. For more than an hour, Venerable talked with the Buddhists about issues relating to Buddhist rituals. He said‘Nghi’ is a form, a pattern, ritual; ‘Le’ is a religious ceremony, worship, sacrifice, worship, reverence. Thus, ‘nghi le’ is the ritual chanting ceremony according to the religious belief of a religion.
The meaning of ritual
1. Ritual expressing homage to the Three Jewels.
2. Ritual about artisation of philosophy.
3. Ritual is the means of protection
4. The ritual tranquillizes the ashrams.
Buddhist ritual is a practice that also transforms suffering, reduces the pressure of greed, hatred and delusion. On the other hand, it is a very effective means of propagation. For nearly 2,000 years, Buddhism has been present in Vietnam, Buddhist rituals have made up the mark of cultural beliefs, have built the moral and spiritual traditions of the Vietnamese people.
At the end of the Dharma, he praised the spirit of the Buddhists who consciously cultivated an enhanced day, contributed to the solemnity of the mass. After that, they joined in the usual practice time.
In addition, during the retreat, Buddhists received free medical treatment at the temple and at the end of the hour, Buddhists had been sent Buddhist gifts such as a CD "The disease from the mouth" Senior Venerable Thich Chan Tinh’s book "Cause and effect in 3 lives." All left joyfully.
Here are some recorded images:
Translated into English by Bui Ngoc Trinh