One-Day Retreat at Dong Cao Pagoda - Thanh Hoa

On November 16th, 2014 (Lunar September 24th, Horse Year) all Buddhists came to the ashram of Dong Cao Pagoda, Yen Khoai village, Nga Tien commune, Nga Son district, Thanh Hoa province to participate in the One-Day Retreat.

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Despite cold weather and heavy rain outside, Buddhists, with\r\nattempt in learning, they fully arrived in the ashram of Cao Dong Pagoda.\r\nBefore entering the dharma, the Buddhists officially joined in the Repentance\r\ncourse of citing Buddhas’ names. In this retreat, Senior Venerable Thich Tam\r\nHung had a talk for Buddhists on the topic "Ten important things in the\r\nretreat."

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Buddhism always takes Piety as the root. The Buddhists are\r\nnot only well-taken care of parents, but also guide parents in the Triratna. We\r\nshould encourage parents to do good things and avoid evil, recite the Buddha, wish to\r\nbe reborn into The Pure Land for soon stopping from the cycle of rebirth. That\r\nis truly pious ever.  That the Buddhists study and understand what\r\nthe Buddha said is very important. But learning without practice is like the\r\nbookcase. So, the most important in Dharma is to practice. If we practice\r\nultimately and follow what the Buddha taught, we are surely going to achieve\r\npeace in the present and further attain the goal to overcome the Samsara sea.\r\nIt is the content which Senior Venerable shared in the Dharma.

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In the afternoon, all began a praying for\r\ndivine blessing, praying to the Buddha and meditative walking. At the end of\r\nthe One-Day Retreat, all ashrams together prayed for animals’s release back to\r\nthe nature. On this day, the organizers sent a VCD "Love should be good\r\n..." which was preached by Senior Ven. Thich Chan Tinh

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Below are some taken photos:

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