Saturday, 04/18/2026
The retreat "Sowing seeds lotus" at Dong Cao Pagoda
Update: 11/09/2019
Children are the future of the country, the future of Buddhism. They not only are cared for health but also nurtured in the spirit to help them have a right awareness, sow the seeds of Bodhi, believe in the Three Jewels, receive the core values of education and live according to the Buddha's teachings.
After the register procedure, Junior Ven. Thich Tam Hung, Abbot of Dong Cao Pagoda, Chief of the Organizers guided young learners meditation walking and game playing outdoors. Next, Ms. Lien Giang and the young in the Youth Club showed them fun games and singing in the lecture hall.
At 8:30, the Monks in the Organizers guided some necessary rules when going to the pagoda and reading the poem Thanking. Next, young learners listened the sharing session of skills was taught by Buddhist Xuan Hong with the topic Children with Information Technology, to help them understand more about this field as well as its harms and benefits.
In the afternoon, the learners sat calmly under the guidance of the Monks. Under the leading from female teacher Vu Thi Thuy, the young volunteer in the club and Buddhists, the children were participated in many programs with full of fun.
The children met the images in legend “The Moon Girl and the Moon Man” to participate in activities: painting, receiving lanterns and having a small party in the Vietnamese tradition.
Some images recorded:
