Pháp Nhãn Temple Ven. Thích Trừng Sỹ, Abbot
Tết Lunar New Year Invitation 2026–Year of the Horse
Respected Venerable Monks and Nuns,
Dear lay followers and fellow Buddhists,
As Tết arrives, may all beings rejoice in the Buddha Dharma.
As spring returns, may every place be filled with peace and joy.
Fresh Spring arrives, bringing compassion and loving-kindness,
New Year comes, bringing wisdom and inner joy.
According to Buddhist culture and the spiritual traditions of the Vietnamese people, Tết is the most auspicious opportunity for everyone to visit the temple, pay respects to the Buddha, accumulate merit, cultivate virtue, and pray for peace and happiness for their families, schools, and society. It is especially a time to pray for world peace, prosperity everywhere, and the development of the economy, education, morality, wisdom, and more.
This year, during the Lunar New Year celebrations, to facilitate smooth and convenient activities for our fellow Buddhist devotees, Pháp Nhãn Temple will organize the Tết (Lunar New Year) celebration for the Year of the Horse according to the following program:
Sunday, Lunar New Year’s Eve Ceremony, February 15, 2026
5:30 PM: Devotees gather at the Temple
6:00 PM: Tết Celebration, New Year blessings, greetings, and distribution of lucky gifts.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the First, Second, and Third Days of Tết, February 17, 18, and 19, 2026
10:00 AM: Maitreya Spring Celebration, New Year Prayers, and Dharma Talk
Sunday, the Sixth Day of Tết, February 22, 2026
10:00 AM: Opening Sutra of Happiness, Medicine Buddha Sutra, and Dharma Talk
Sunday, First Full Moon Offering of the First Lunar Month, February 29, 2026
10:00 AM: Refuge Ceremony. *
We respectfully invite our fellow Buddhist devotees to visit Pháp Nhãn Temple and participate in Tết, the Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026 program. For those who are far away, please kindly send your Prayer Requests for Peace to the Temple so that the monks may read your names during the sutra chanting sessions and offer prayers on your behalf.
We respectfully wish you and your family boundless peace and limitless blessings for the New Year.
Namo Homage to the Future Maitreya Buddha.
Greeting Tết’s arrival, families rejoice in happy reunion;
Welcoming spring’s return, generations live in joyful peace.
National Tết Festival brings flourishing monasteries;
Traditional New Year brings harmonious Sanghas.
The Abbot of Pháp Nhãn Temple
Venerable Thích Trừng Sỹ
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* Kindly provide your full name, date of birth, and a copy of an ID photo, and send them to Pháp Nhãn Temple as soon as possible so that the monks can complete your Lay Ordination Certificate.
