One-day Retreat at Dong Cao Pagoda

On December 12th, 2019 (Lunar November 27th, the year of the Pig), Dong Cao Pagoda (Nga Yen, Nga Son, Thanh Hoa) continuously organized the 11th Retreat in the year for all Buddhists. In the morning, the Junior Abbot of Dong Cao Pagoda guided Buddhists sitting meditation and walking meditation. Next, the venerable chanted the repentant ritual of six-senses, reminding five precepts then they freed creatures. Later on, Buddhist Dieu Tam, Sub-Guide of Mandala of Dong Cao pagoda announced internal activities and the principles of the retreat.

Junior Ven. Thich Tam Hung came to the lecture hall, talked a  Buddha Dharma instructing to the audience on the topic of Gratitude and repayment the topic Buddha, people of all time. By this, he reminded the mass to try to practice the Buddha's teaching, do good deeds to bring peace and happiness to themselves and their families, and then directed the goodness to the Buddha on the occasion celebrating the attainment of the Bodhisattva Siddhartha.

 At the end of the retreat, it’s the moment for all people to calm down and share the cultivation

experiences to each others.

In this occasion, the same afternoon, Junior Ven. Thich Tam Hung and attending Buddhists came to the respiratory department of Thanh Hoa Children's Hospital. Here, the group presented gifts to a child named Tuan Kiet, three-month-old baby, orphaned baby, in extremely difficult circumstances, including an envelope with the amount of 10,000,000VND. Thich Tam Quan, Abbot of Dien Quang Pagoda, Bac Ninh supported  an envelope of 1,100,000 from the Buddhists of Dong Cao Pagoda, and  a dharma gift.

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