The Retreat of Eight Precepts in 3 days and 2 nights at Hoa Phuc Pagoda

On 20th – 22nd April, 2018 (lunar 05th- 07th March, Year of Dog), at Hoa Phuc Pagoda, Hoa Truc Hamlet, Hoa Thach Commune, Quoc Oai District, Ha Noi Capital, the Retreat of Eight Precepts in 3 days and 2 nights has been held for over 150 Buddhists in the Bodhimandala of Hoa Phuc pagoda from good men and believing women everywhere.

Junior Ven Thich Tam Hoa – the Abbot of Hoa Phuc pagoda came to transmit the precepts for the ones who receive the commandments.

During 3 days for cultivation, they recited Lotus satra, practiced meditation, received Buddhist affairs, kept silence in meal and applied precepts. People practiced a majestic life. So they feel very deep about beautiful images of Monks.

The participants  had the same aspiration to cultivate, the desire to receive Dharma to make true energy of peace as steps for new advances in the spiritual life. Thence, they can apply Buddha’s teaching in real life. Under the guidance of the Monks, Buddhists gradually have more positive transformations, overcoming the limits of the age, bad habits of Kulapati, returning to a life that is close to the nature, take care of yourself and learn how to live simply in eating, sleeping, reduce luxurious material life. A blessed reward, cultivation energy and the power of abstract will be grow in discipline. Ethics are cultivated as the foundation for development, balancing the life of the present society.

  “Lotus bub is for you, a future’s Buddha”

The course ended with happy smiles. The following are cultivation courses in March at Hoa Phuc pagoda:

  • On lunar March 21st, Year of Dog (May 6th, 2018): “One-Day Cultivation course” for good men and believing women inside and outside of Bodhimandala of Hoa Phuc pagoda (Begin at 7:30 A.M. and end at 4:00 P.M.)

• On lunar March 27 – 28th, Year of Dog (May 12-13th, 2018): The Cultivation course for student and pupil (Tea Meditation).

The following are recorded images:

 Translated into English by  To Le Van