– On the morning of November 24, at the hall of Phuoc Hoa Pagoda – District 3 Primary Buddhist Class Office, a ceremony to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the class (1994-2024) took place, organized by the Executive Board of the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha in District 3. (Ho Chi Minh City) organized.
|
Buddhist monks of District 3, Headmasters of Primary Buddhist Classes in Ho Chi Minh City and former monks attended. |
Attending were Venerable Thich Giac Liem, Standing Member of the Executive Council; Venerable Thich Nhat Hy, Deputy Head and Head of the Ho Chi Minh City Buddhist Dharma Propagation Committee; Venerable Thich Chon Khong, Head of the Ho Chi Minh City Buddhist Guidance Committee; Venerable monks advise and testify to the Executive Board of the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha, District 3; Venerable Thich Quang Thanh, Deputy Head and Head of Ho Chi Minh City Buddhist Education Committee; Venerable Thich Trung Nguyen, Deputy Secretary and Chief of Office of the Ho Chi Minh City Buddhist Executive Committee; Venerable Thich Minh Thanh, Vice Principal of Ho Chi Minh City Buddhist College; Venerable Thich Thien Buu, Head of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha District 3, Head of the Organizing Committee; Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha District 3, Class Headmasters, teachers, abbots of monasteries, Root Masters of monks and nuns, representatives of Primary Classes in Ho Chi Minh City, benefactors of the Sponsoring Committee, former monks Nuns of all courses and monks and nuns studying Courses 15 and 16.
Representatives of the District 3 government were Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Chau, Standing Deputy of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of District 3, and representatives of local District 2 attended.
|
Venerable Thich Thien Chau gave a speech to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Elementary Buddhist Studies Class in District 3 |
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, Venerable Thich Thien Chau, Standing Deputy of the Executive Committee of the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha, District 3, read the Speech commemorating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Elementary Buddhist Studies Class in District 3. Accordingly, 30 years ago, a landmark decision for Buddhism in District 3 was the birth of the Primary School of Buddhism in District 3, to train talented monks, transmit religious teachings, and pass on to the past. declare again. The birth of the class was beyond the imagination of the District 3 Buddhist Representative Board at that time, when the situation was still difficult in terms of conditions for opening classes, equipment, personnel, funding…
The first keyword was from Phat Buu ancestral temple to Hung Phuoc pagoda and back to Phuoc Hoa pagoda like today. Journey from 87 students of course 1, to more than 1,061 students who have graduated (up to course 14). From this class, many people have grown up and are active in Buddhist work at all levels of the Church.
“Today's achievements are still very modest, perhaps not yet in the ideas of previous generations, but they certainly have the belief and desire for a good Buddhist learning environment, and that is a blessing to back to us, his students. Our obligation as a successor is to educate generations of monks and nuns to keep their original monastic mind intact, by shaping the noble values of traditional Zen, and creating thoughtful monks and nuns. independent, daring to commit ourselves for noble aspirations to later shoulder important responsibilities to the Church and the country”, Venerable Thich Thien Chau said.
|
Venerable Thich Nhat Hy presented a congratulatory flower basket from the Standing Committee of the Executive Board of the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha of Ho Chi Minh City, which was received by Venerable Thich Thien Buu. |
At the ceremony, the venerable guests were invited to watch video clips Report on 30 years of formation and development of the Elementary Buddhist Studies Class in District 3, from the wish to “Pass on the teachings of Diem, guide the future, and report Buddha's kindness and virtue”. The first class of Buddhist Studies in District 3 opened with Venerable Thich An Ngo as Head of School; Course 2 was opened in October 1996, with 102 monks and nuns enrolled. Next, courses 3 and 4 (from 1999 to 2003) were chaired by Venerable Thich Tinh Hanh; Sessions 5 and 6 (from 2003 to 2007) were chaired by Venerable Thich Pho Chieu.
Especially from the 7th to the 13th term (2007 to 2021), Venerable Thich Minh Hien was the Chairman and before that was the Vice Chairman, passionately attached to the long journey of nearly 20 years. From 2021 until now, Venerable Thich Thien Chon is the Chairman.
Since the opening of the first course until now, the District 3 Primary Buddhist Class has been training continuously without interruption, especially currently training 2 courses 15 and 16 with over 70 monks and nuns enrolled.
|
Venerable Thich Quang Thanh presented congratulations from the Ho Chi Minh City Buddhist Education Board to Venerable Thich Thien Chon, Head of the Elementary Buddhist Studies Class in District 3 |
Venerable Thich Thien Chon, Deputy Head and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Buddhist Education Committee, Head of the Primary Buddhist Class in District 3, said that the teachers of the primary class are those who have a lot of experience and expertise in teaching classes. at intermediate schools, colleges and academies to teach elementary students. The curriculum is not carried out according to a unified plan from the central to local levels. The Board of Directors has created a program of subjects in harmony with the knowledge level of monks and nuns according to each period of innovation and Focus on organizing monks and nuns to recite the law at the end of the course.
|
Venerable Thich Thien Chon, Head of the Primary Buddhist Class in District 3, talks about the future direction of the Class's activities. |
Representing the former monks and nuns of all classes, Venerable Thich Duc Chau, a former monk of the 1st course, currently a lecturer at the Vietnam Buddhist Academy in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, expressed his emotion when returning to school. Reviewing the memories of the first day of class, meeting old teachers again.
The Venerable expressed his gratitude to the venerable teachers who have nurtured and taught so that today, they will be the ones who pass on the teachings, and in the future, stand on the podium to pass on knowledge to the next generations.
|
The Board of Directors of the Elementary Buddhist Studies Class in District 3 received a certificate of merit from the Standing Committee of the Executive Board of the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha of Ho Chi Minh City. |
At the celebration, Venerable Thich Tri Duc, Deputy Secretary of the Executive Board of the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha of Ho Chi Minh City, announced the decision of the Standing Committee of the Executive Board of the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha of Ho Chi Minh City to award a Certificate of Merit Commendation to a collective; Certificate of Merit to 1 collective and 38 individuals to recognize contributions in the organization and administration of the Primary Buddhist Class in District 3 and the education of monks and nuns in District 3.
Government representative Mr. Nguyen Thien Chau acknowledged the contributions to Buddhist education of the District 3 Primary Buddhist Class, which has trained talented monks and nuns for Buddhism, contributing to good religion and beautiful life.
|
Venerable Thich Quang Thanh gave teachings and proofs |
Demonstrating compassion, Venerable Thich Quang Thanh praised and respectfully acknowledged the noble achievements of the Primary Buddhist Class of District 3 in the education sector, which is the enthusiasm of the venerable monks of the District Buddhist Executive Committee. .3, the Board of Directors and lecturers through the ages with financial and intellectual resources, as well as the support of authorities at all levels and the Sponsoring Board. Thanks to that, the Primary School of Buddhism in District 3 has a journey of 30 years of development and over 1,000 monks and nuns have graduated, many of whom are currently working at all levels of the Church and as lecturers at the Academy.
The ceremony to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Elementary Buddhist Studies Class in District 3 ended with thanks from Venerable Thich Minh Duyen, Deputy Executive Committee of the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha in District 3.
After the administrative ceremony, the Board of Directors, Teaching Board and monks and nuns of all courses had a meeting to exchange. Before that, on the afternoon of November 23, the Board of Directors of the Primary Buddhist Class in District 3 also held a meeting with the Principal Masters of the student monks and nuns.
Some pictures of the Celebration on the morning of November 24:
| Venerable monks demonstrate |
| Nuns |
| Alumni of Sangha courses |
| Congratulations flower basket from District 3 government |
| Congratulations flower basket from the Board of Directors of Ho Chi Minh City Buddhist College |
| View of the ceremony |
| Venerable Thich Tri Duc, Deputy Secretary of the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Ho Chi Minh City, announced the decision of the Standing Committee of the Executive Board of the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha of Ho Chi Minh City to award the Merit Commendation Certificate; Certificate of merit to collectives and individuals of the Elementary Buddhist Studies Class in District 3 |
| Venerable Thich Quang Thanh awarded Certificates of Merit to individuals |
| Venerable Thich Trung Nguyen vows to award Certificates of Merit to individuals who contribute to the work of Buddhist education in his home district |
| Representing the former monks and nuns of all classes, Venerable Thich Duc Chau, a former monk of the 1st course, expressed his feelings |
| Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Chau, Standing Deputy of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, District 3, spoke |
| Monks and nuns born in the 15th and 16th batch |
| Venerable Thich Minh Duyen, Deputy Executive Committee of the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha, District 3, thanked |
| The Organizing Committee gave away books to guests |
| Former monks and nuns take souvenir photos on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Primary School of Buddhism in District 3 (1994-2024) |
Ý kiến bạn đọc (0)