The Funeral Ceremony Junior Thich Tam Dien

On the infinite grief, monks and Buddhists of Hoang Phap pagoda saw off the physical body of Junior Thich Tam Dien to the rest place on Jan 31st, 2021 (Lunar Dec. 19th, Mouse Year).

Junior Venerable Thich Tam Dien is a person who had a great contribution to broaden branches of Hoang Phap pagoda. In spite of being ordained at an old age, he is always diligent in cultivating, preserving the demeanor of precepts, experiencing the practice in all daily activities, being gentle, loving with everyone, especially spirit propagating dharma.

Because of old age, he followed the impermanent rule and gave up the physical body at 8’ 45 in Jan. 30th, 2021 at the Hoang Phap Pagoda, lived 82 years old and 11 years old of religion.

In a solemn atmosphere, under the proof of Senior Ven Thich Chan Tinh, the abbot of Hoang Phap pagoda, together with monks at the pagoda and monks of branches,  relatives, Buddhists everywhere, the rite putting corpse into coffin took place at 17 pm, in Jan. 30th, 2021 (lunar Dec.18th, year of rat).

His coffin is located at the stupa of pagoda. The rite of moving the coffin is at 8 o'clock, on Jan. 31st, 2021 (on Dec. 19th, the rat year) to the Crematorium of Long Tho, Cu Chi.

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