Saturday, 05/02/2026
Ullambana Ceremony 2025
Update: 06/09/2025
In the solemn atmosphere at 9:00 am, Buddhists welcomed all Monks to enter the main hall of Dharma-Wheel Building. Then, the mass could listen to sacred prayer verses from Junior Thich Tam Hac.
After declaring the reason and introducing the program, it is the ritual of pinning roses. On behalf of the children, Miss Nguyen Ngoc Kieu Duy – dharma name Dieu Nhut (Miss Vietnam 2024) expressed their feelings to the parents by reading "The meaning of pinning roses". Buddhist Lona Kiều Loan and the young in the flower pinning team dignifiedly pinned a yellow rose on the monk’s robe, symbolizing the noble deliverance, and gratitude of the monk to his parents. Continuing the program, singer Trương Trần Duy Anh sang the song "Rose pinning on the shirt". The sweet, profound lyrics go deep into each person's consciousness to feel the merit and boundless love of their father- mother. After that, Buddhists receive roses and put them on their chests in the sacred feelings when all attendees thought about their parents.
Next, the program "Showing gratitude to the practitioners’ parents”. The mass watched the short clip "Flowers of the heart offering to parents" and listened to the young monk's heartfelt words, Junior Thich Tam Dien addressed the sacred grace to his Master-Ancestor and parents.
On behalf of Buddhists at the ceremony, Buddhist Dinh Thi Trieu Tien (Top 10 Miss Universe VN 2024) had a speech offering robes to the monks.
Representing the pagoda's monks, Junior Thich Tam Truong, the Abbot of Hoang Phap Pagoda, Head of the Organizers accepted offering items, and gave dharma words to all participants.
As the poem of the Most Master composed:
“A filial heart has filial acts first,
This is the Buddha's teachings engraved in the heart”
Reminding the importance of filial piety is the core quality of human morality and Buddhist teachings. Ullambana season is an occasion for each person to remember the birth and upbringing of their parents, an opportunity to practice filial piety by specific actions, such as showing gratitude, supporting and praying for the well-being of their parents, both present and past. Filial piety is not only in the mind but must also be expressed by conducts, living responsibly, loving and respecting their parents in every thought, word and deed. Remembering the Buddha's teachings, the filial one always remembers and do filial piety by mindfulness in their lifestyle, compassion in their mind, guiding their parents to do kindly, avoid evil, living a good, meaningful life; Also know to practice and guide their parents to practice together to progress on the spiritual path, which is the most profound way to show filial piety.
After the dharma talk, the participants chanted the Ullambana sutra in the ritual.
Contributing to the program's success were the lyric songs by singers: singer Sa Huynh, performing traditional musical instruments - artist Van Anh....
Participating in the great ceremony, the monks gave each Buddhist a gift of Dharma books.
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