The Meanings of Thanksgiving in Buddhism

Thích Trừng Sỹ The Meanings of Thanksgiving in Buddhism Namo Buddhaya, Namo Dharmaya, Namo Sanghaya, Dear Dharma Sisters, Brothers, and everyone, Today is Thanksgiving season; we have a good opportunity to read, study, and understand a couple of the meanings of this Holiday happily. A)[...]

Vietnamese Buddhist Nuns in the United States

Ven. Ni Sư Giới Hương   Now, with the publication of Sharing the Dharma – Vietnamese Buddhist Nuns in the United States, we find this is the first book that reflects quite fully on many different aspects and dimensions of the development of the Buddhisthouse[...]

Vietnamese Teachers’ Day on annual November 20

Thích Trừng Sỹ   On the occasion of Vietnamese Teachers’ Day on annual November 20, we wish you all over the world a lot of the best health and happiness for the careers of educating and training talented and virtuous people. Good and happy teachers[...]

The Message of the Vesak festival Season from UN. Secretary General António Guterres: 2644 – 2020

António Guterres   Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage. © UN Website/Pengfei Mi In a time of growing intolerance and inequality, the Buddha’s message of non-violence and service[...]

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Giới Hương, the Senior Buddhist Nun in the Modern Time

Thích Trừng Sỹ From the left side counting to the right side, the Senior Buddhist Nun Giới Hương, who stands by Master Thích Trừng Sỹ. The Bhikkhuni Sangha, female monastic Sangha, or daughters of the Sakyamuni lineage, are one of the great disciples of the[...]