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The Patriarch s' Death Anniversary at Quoc Thoi Pagoda - Thanh Hoa Province.
Update: 11/11/2019
On Nov. 9 th, 2018 (lunar Oct. 7th, the year of pig) Quoc Thoi Pagoda (Cho Lach, Ben Tre) organized the 31 th Anniversary of Patriarch ’s Death Day - Most Venerable Ngo Chan Tu, the Founder of Hoang Phap Pagoda.
The ceremony was witnessed with Most Venerable Thich Giac Huong, on behalf of the Director Board of Buddhist Sangha of Cho Lach district and the Monks, Nuns from the local pagodas, as well as the levels of delegates and authorities attended the ceremony.
In the solemn, serene atmosphere, the Sangha and the mass spent a minute of silence in memory of the grace of the Three Jewels and the grace of the late Most Venerable. After that, Junior Ven. Thich Chanh Hiep, representing the disciples, declared the Patriarchs' biography.
The Founder life has written a historical page of extraordinary will. The ups and downs of lifetime do not make Him detrimental to face all challenges. He has traveled all over the regions for religious and national future. He is the Patriarch who establish temples to develop the Sangha. Therefore, many generations of monks and nuns revered, commemorating his great grace. He was the renowned monk in the precepts of Buddhist, is the moonlight for all generations. His life is a shining example for monks and lay practitioners to follow his example.
Next in the ceremony, Most Venerable Thich Giac Huong had a Dharma lecture to the ashram. He emphasized that we need to be more diligent in our cultivation, so that we can repay the great merit of the Patriarch.
At the end of the ceremony, the Sangha and the Buddhists respectfully offered incense to the Founder.
In the afternoon, there were performances of offering to Monks and Nuns on occasion of the Patriarch s' Death Anniversary.