Monday, 04/20/2026
Three-Jewel gratitude Ceremony in the 100th seven-day Retreat
Update: 13/09/2023
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The ceremony officially was held after welcoming the monks to the platform to witness.
Following the statement of reasons, introduction of the program and participants, the mass watched the short clip "Road to the Pure Land" to review the seven-day retreat's 24-year journey.
Next, the mass interacted with representatives of Buddhists who have accompanied the Organizers from the first days of establishing the retreat until now. During the exchange, Buddhists shared their feelings, impressions when attending the first courses, as well as the benefits after each attending.
Continuing the program, Junior Thich Tam Trinh gave very meaningful poems which were also words of encouragement for the practice to the mass.
Then, Junior Thich Tam Truong, Abbot of the pagoda had dharma words to all attendees. Being a human body, especially for Buddhists, we need to know how to be grateful and repay: gratitude to parents, ancestors, Three Jewels, the country, and sentient beings. He summarized Buddhist activities, achievements, contributions to Buddhism in particular, and benefits of human beings in general of the pagoda’s Most Master after 35 years as a dharma-house-resider, Tathagata’s canon keeper. He advised listeners to follow the Most’s example to diligently practice and propagate Dharma to benefit all beings.
At the end of the ceremony is the candle lighting of gratitude. The magical, sparkling candles symbolizing compassion and wisdom were lit by the Abbot, then passed to the Monks-Nuns, and Buddhists. That light is like a prayer for world peace and living beings' happiness.
Contributing to the success of the ceremony night, there was a performance to offer lyrics and singing by artist Ho Minh Duong; A zither performance by female Buddhist Pham Thi Huyen, a practitioner in the retreat.
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