{"id":12263,"date":"2025-05-01T10:14:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T03:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/?p=12263"},"modified":"2025-05-01T10:18:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T03:18:48","slug":"sincere-gratitude-to-all-during-the-long-term-dharma-propagation-trip-in-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/sincere-gratitude-to-all-during-the-long-term-dharma-propagation-trip-in-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Sincere gratitude to all during the long-term Dharma propagation trip in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"

HT. Th\u00edch Nh\u01b0 \u0110i\u1ec3n\u00a0<\/a> \u00a0<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Translated by<\/span> Ven. Th\u00edch Tr\u1eebng S\u1ef9<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"Sincere gratitude to all during the long-term Dharma propagation trip in the United States<\/span><\/p>\n

Each of us has many trips during our long journey of life and death. Some people go for a short trip and then say goodbye. Some people go halfway and then return. Some people travel a long distance without stopping; including me, I have gone and come many times. Our Dharma Propagation Delegation in the United States this time has the longest trip ever and combines 3 continents, sometimes becoming 4 continents.<\/span><\/p>\n

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These are: Europe, Asia, Australia, and America, spanning 10 major locations in the United States from February 26, 2025 to May 6, 2025, including the following locations: Northern California, Southern California, Dallas, Oklahoma, Atlanta, Houston, Jacksonville, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Minneapolis. And at each such place, our Dharma Propagation Delegation divided to give lectures at 2 to 4 different places at temples and at the homes of Buddhists, as well as attend important ceremonies at the following places:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nFirst is the inauguration ceremony of the Vietnamese Buddhist Center in Houston, where the Most Venerable Th\u00edch Nguy\u00ean H\u1ea1nh is the founder and Venerable Th\u00edch Nguy\u00ean \u0110\u1ea1t is the abbot. The delegation did not attend all days from March 28-30, 2025, but only arrived on Saturday, March 29, 2025. This is a large temple of Vietnamese Buddhism in the United States. <\/span><\/p>\n

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During the three days of the Great Festival, about over 400 monks and nuns from all continents attended and at least no less than 5,000 Buddhists attended during the Great Festival. Representing Vi\u00ean Gi\u00e1c Temple in Hannover Germany and Qu\u1ea3ng \u0110\u1ee9c Monastery in Melbourn, Australia, we and Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Nguy\u00ean T\u1ea1ng went to two golden plaques to celebrate this important event. Taking this opportunity, we met many Venerable monks and nuns and Buddhists from all over the world who came to attend the ceremony. This was a great joy when being away from home and meeting many people who had not had the opportunity to meet after many years of separation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nThe second Grand Opening Ceremony is the Li\u00ean Hoa Monastery in San Antonio, founded by Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Ch\u00fac Thi\u1ec7n and the Opening Ceremony lasted for many days, but the two main days were held from April 4 to 6, 2025. <\/span><\/p>\n

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This is arguably the most magnificent Vietnamese monastery in the United States. The temple has all the facilities for accommodation, sightseeing, and staying for several days to practice. For example, the parking lot has no less than 500 spaces. The residence hall has at least 4 floors with more than 200 beds. The main hall, the auditorium, the classrooms, the reception rooms, etc. can accommodate more than a thousand people at a time during public activities. <\/span><\/p>\n

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It can be said that Lien Hoa Monastery is one of the Vietnamese temples in the United States that ranks first and second in all aspects of practicing and propagating the Dharma. Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Nguy\u00ean T\u1ea1ng and I also congratulated this inauguration ceremony with two golden plaques as a souvenir for the future.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nSpecial thing at this Monastery is that the Venerable Abbot invited all the monks, nuns, and Buddhists of the Northern and Southern traditions, including Asian people and indigenous people, to come to pray for peace in their own languages, and the official ceremony was attended by the Mayor of San Antonio. <\/span><\/p>\n

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In addition, Buddhists from different Li\u00ean Hoa Monasteries all over the United States and even from Vietnam came here to attend. Although the inauguration ceremony was very crowded, the atmosphere of practice and cultivation was very warm and constant, hoping that this place will develop even more in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nOn April 19 and 20, 2025, for the first time, the Vietnamese American Unified Congregation of the United States organized a two-day Grand Ceremony to celebrate the 2649th birthday of Buddha Shakyamuni born in India and the 2569th Buddhist anniversary, with Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Ch\u00fac \u0110\u1ea1i, Abbot of Gi\u00e1c S\u01a1n Temple in Virginia, as the Head of the Organizing Committee. <\/span><\/p>\n

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This is the first time in 50 years that Vietnamese people living in the United States have had a Grand Ceremony with flower cars, Buddha palanquins, walking meditation around the lake in front of the White House and the famous Pencil Tower in Washington DC. During the two days of the Grand Ceremony, there were about over 300 monks and nuns from everywhere and nearly 3,000 Buddhists from all over the United States coming there to participate in the Grand Ceremony. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The atmosphere was solemn and bright with Buddhist flags in the Capital of the United States of America. This was the first time such a thing had happened. The most touching was the prayer ceremony for the soldiers who sacrificed their lives fighting for the Freedom and Independence of Vietnam during the war, and who have now passed away. Representing our Dharma Propagation Delegation, Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Nguy\u00ean T\u1ea1ng, the Most Venerable Th\u00edch Nhu\u1eadn H\u1ea3i, Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Ph\u00e1p Tr\u00fa, and Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Tr\u1eebng S\u1ef9 were also present at this historic event.<\/span><\/p>\n

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There are countless stories to tell and write about each place individually, although the websites of quangduc.com in (Australia), phapnhan.org in (USA), or Facebook pages in Germany and other places have recorded these unforgettable images, but I want to write this Dharma article to express my deep gratitude to all the Venerable Monks and Nuns of the temples who have supported the Dharma Delegation for the past two months. <\/span><\/p>\n

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At the same time, we also do not forget the positive contributions of offering the Delegation food, accommodation, money, etc. That gratitude is truly immense, how can it be fully written or expressed in words. Let us clasp our hands together to recite the phrase: \u201cNamo Amitabha Buddha\u201d to remember the gratitude of the Venerable Ones and all of you, which is what the Dharma Propagation Delegation must do.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nTypical locations are as follows: From February 26, 2025 to March 5, 2025, our delegation arrived in Fremont, at the H\u00f2a B\u00ecnh Monastery where Venerable nun H\u1ea1nh Tr\u00ed is the abbot. Although she was still sick, when the delegation arrived, she mobilized Buddhists to take care of everything through the four-course offerings. (The food, robes, shelter, and medicine) <\/span><\/p>\n

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Especially at the Qu\u00e2n \u00c2m Monastery, San Jose, where Senior Venerable Minh B\u1ea3o is the abbot, although it was Tuesday, March 4, many Buddhists came to listen to the Dharma all day. The atmosphere of practice was truly solemn and respectful through the guidance of Ms. \u0110\u1ed3ng T\u1eeb. <\/span><\/p>\n

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This time there are 6 instructors here: The Most Venerable Th\u00edch Th\u00f4ng Tri\u1ebft, Senior Venerable Th\u00edch H\u1ea1nh \u0110\u1ee9c, Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Tr\u1eebng S\u1ef9, Senior Venerable Th\u00edch H\u1ea1nh B\u1ea3o, Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Th\u00e1nh Tr\u00ed, and I are in charge.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nOn March 5, 2025, our delegation moved to Southern California and stayed at Ki\u1ec1u \u0110\u00e0m Di Dharma center, where lay Buddhist devotee Qu\u1ea3ng Nguy\u00ean Ph\u01b0\u01a1ng, as the group leader, organized the entire week of Dharma cultivation for the practice of the Shurangama Sutra every morning, meditation, listening to the Dharma, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nIn addition, our delegation divided to give lectures at Quan \u00c2m Temple, \u0110\u1ea1i Bi Nunnery initiated by the Torch of Wisdom Buddhist Association, Hi\u1ec1n Nh\u01b0 Nunnery and visited some temples around the area. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Coming to this locality, Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Nguy\u00ean T\u1ea1ng coming from Australia and Senior Venerable Th\u00edch H\u1ea1nh Tu\u1ec7, Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Thi\u1ec7n Tr\u00ed joined the delegation. Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Nguy\u00ean T\u1ea1ng participated in the Dharma talk with the delegation from March 5 until the last section is Minneapolis on May 5, 2025, then return to his Melbourne residence; Senior Venerable Th\u00edch H\u1ea1nh Tu\u1ec7 only participated once at the location in Southern California and not elsewhere, because Venerable H\u1ea1nh Tu\u1ec7 was busy building Ph\u00e1p V\u01b0\u01a1ng Temple in San Diego. The delegation now has 9 members in total.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nFrom March 11 to March 17, 2025, our Dharma Propagation Delegation flew to the Dallas area, where Ph\u1ed5 Quang Nunnery is located, led by Venerable Nun H\u1ea1nh Thi\u1ec7n (younger sister of Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Thi\u1ec7n Tr\u00ed). <\/span><\/p>\n

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Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Nguy\u00ean T\u1ea1ng gave Dharma talks in Vietnamese and English at Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng H\u1ea1nh Monastery, where Senior Venerable Th\u00edch T\u00e2m Thi\u1ec7n is the Abbot. <\/span>All nine members of the Dharma Propagation Delegation were present there. In addition, the Delegation also went to the shop and home of lay Buddhist devotee Thi\u1ec7n Minh Tr\u00ed to pray for well-being, attend the offering ceremony for monks, etc. Meanwhile, lay Buddhist devotee Qu\u1ea3ng Anh took care of the health of the monks and provided them with a very comfortable place to live. <\/span><\/p>\n

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From March 18 to March 24, 2025, the delegation traveled by private car from Dallas to Oklahoma; where Ch\u00e1nh Ph\u00e1p Zen Monastery was located, the Most Venerable Th\u00edch Th\u00f4ng Tri\u1ebft as the founder and Senior Venerable Tr\u00fac Th\u00e1i B\u1ea3o as the abbot. There, the retreat started from the evening of Thursday, March 20th and ended on March 23rd. The number of Buddhists participating in the retreat was around 50, and in this locality, there was also the participation of Senior Venerable Tr\u00fac Th\u00e1i B\u1ea3o and Venerable Nun Linh Minh.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nThere, food and accommodation were fully provided by Senior Venerable Tr\u00fac Th\u00e1i B\u1ea3o and Venerable Nun Linh Minh to welcome the Delegation. From March 25 to March 31, 2025, our Delegation flew to Atlanta and stayed at Tr\u00fac L\u00e2m B\u1ea3o Ch\u00ed Zen Monastery, where Senior Venerable Th\u00edch \u0110\u1ea1o T\u1ec9nh was the Abbot, and V\u00f4 Bi\u00ean H\u1ea1nh Monastery, where Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Qu\u1ea3ng V\u0103n was the founder.<\/span><\/p>\n

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There, the Delegation welcomed Senior Venerable Th\u00edch H\u1ea1nh T\u1ea5n, Senior Venerable Th\u00edch H\u1ea1nh An and Senior Venerable Thich H\u1ea1nh \u0110\u1ecbnh coming from Europe, increasing the Delegation to 9 members (except for a few Venerable Ones who did not attend as stated above).<\/span>
\nDuring this time, we separated the delegation to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Vietnamese Buddhist Center in Houston on March 28 and then returned to Tr\u00fac L\u00e2m B\u1ea3o Ch\u00ed Monastery for a few more days, to return to Tr\u00fac L\u00e2m Temple in Houston on April 1, 2025 to attend important ceremonies there.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nThis monastery was founded by Master H\u1ea1nh Hoa (Dharma name Thien Pham, Dharma title Gi\u00e1c Li\u00ean) and has especially helped many American, Mexican, Chinese, and Vietnamese people. This time, there were 20 new Buddhist novice nuns and monks who had just decided to become monks, so Senior Venerable Th\u00edch H\u1ea1nh T\u1ea5n, Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Nguy\u00ean T\u1ea1ng, Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Tr\u1eebng S\u1ef9, Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Thi\u1ec7n Tr\u00ed, and Senior Venerable Th\u00edch H\u1ea1nh \u0110\u1ecbnh taught the fine manner and disciplines entirely in English for 3 days from April 2 to April 4, 2025. The Mexican and American novice nuns and monks are very happy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nOn Monday (April 7, 2025), approximately 2,000 American and Mexican people came to attend the prayer ceremony, listen to the Dharma, and participate in public Buddhist activities at the temple. Traveling across the United States, it is rare to see a place where up to 50 people volunteer every day like this temple.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nFrom April 4 to 6, 2025, almost all of our Delegation traveled by car through San Antonio to attend the Inauguration Ceremony of Li\u00ean Hoa Buddhist Monastery as reported above, and on the afternoon of April 6 returned to Houston to attend the important ceremony on April 7 as mentioned above. In addition, the Delegation also visited the immigration office of Buddhist Quang Vi\u1ec7t (Jimmy Nam) and several local Buddhist families.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nApril 10 to April 13, 2025 is the Spring Retreat like previous years, this year the number of attendees is somewhat less, but on Friday morning, April 11, there was the ordination ceremony of Ms. Ch\u00e2u Ng\u1ecdc and another female Buddhist from North Carolina, as well as the Three Refuges and Five Precepts ceremony for an 84-year-old woman from Southern California. The Dharma is truly inconceivable. The delegation also visited Nguy\u00ean H\u00f9ng’s and Nguy\u00ean \u1ee8ng’s family to attend the mindfulness lunch offering ceremony on this occasion.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nAfter Jacksonville, the Dharma Propagation Delegation arrived in Philadelphia and stayed at Ph\u1eadt B\u1ea3o Temple, founded by the late Most Venerable Th\u00edch Th\u00e1i Si\u00eau and the Most Venerable Th\u00edch Nguy\u00ean Si\u00eau, and Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Gi\u00e1c Gi\u1edbi in charge. Because he had to prepare for the common Buddha’s Birthday celebration in Washington D.C. as Deputy Organizing Committee, Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Gi\u00e1c Gi\u1edbi organized a Dharma talk on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, but no less than 50 Buddhist devotees around the area attended.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The merit is truly not small. The Most Venerable Th\u00edch Th\u00f4ng Tri\u1ebft went to preach the Dharma at \u0110\u1ee9c M\u1eb9 Hi\u1ec1n Nunnery, Senior Venerable Th\u00edch H\u1ea1nh \u0110\u1ecbnh held a prayer ceremony at Ph\u1eadt B\u1ea3o Temple on Sunday, April 20, while we drove to Washington D.C. to attend the Buddha’s Birthday celebration as mentioned above and stayed there to go to Virginia on April 21 to stay at Hoa Nghi\u00eam Temple for another week. At Ph\u1eadt B\u1ea3o, we also went to Ph\u00e1p B\u1ea3o Temple for a friendly lunch on April 17, as well as preaching the Dharma at Gi\u00e1c L\u00e2m Temple.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Although we did not meet the Most Venerable Th\u00edch Ki\u1ebfn Khai and Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Ch\u1ec9nh Long when we came to Hoa Nghi\u00eam Temple this time, there were two monks, Th\u00edch Ph\u00e1p Nh\u1ea5t and Th\u00edch Ph\u00e1p To\u00e0n, as well as lay Buddhist devotee Thi\u1ec7n \u0110\u1ee9c Tr\u01b0\u1eddng and the members of the Board of the Temple Directors, who welcomed us very warmly and attentively.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nLocally, we also gave Dharma talks at Ni\u00eat B\u00e0n Temple, where Senior Venerable Th\u00edch T\u1eeb Trung is the abbot, and Quan \u00c2m Temple, where Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Minh T\u00e2m is the abbot. In addition, we also visited several places in the capital Washington D.C. and went to the homes of Buddhists to have the meal and teach the Dharma. Everywhere we were welcomed very warmly and enthusiastically. We would like to thank all the Venerable Ones and lay Buddhist devotees.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nEspecially at Hoa Nghi\u00eam Temple in Virginia, we and Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Nguy\u00ean T\u1ea1ng met Brother Nguy\u1ec5n Sung, dharma name Nguy\u00ean T\u00fac, the leader of Hoa Nghi\u00eam Buddhist Youth Association, who introduced the program of translating into Vietnamese by AI, which is very convenient and fast. Perhaps in the near future, the Council for Propagation of Dharma and the Vietnamese Tripitaka Translation Committee of the Unified Buddhist Congregation of Vietnam will apply this work more quickly, through the active contributions of the Buddhist Family brothers and sisters in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nThe final section of the journey from April 29, 2025 to May 6, 2025 in Minneapolis. Our delegation now has only 6 members, including Senior Venerable Th\u00edch H\u1ea1nh \u0110\u1ee9c, because Senior Venerable Th\u00edch H\u1ea1nh B\u1ea3o left the delegation from Houston, because of important Buddhist affairs elsewhere. Senior Venerable H\u1ea1nh T\u1ea5n and Senior Venerable H\u1ea1nh An also returned to Europe, Senior Venerable Th\u00e1nh Tr\u00ed also left the delegation in\u00a0Houston, returning to Washington State to take care of Buddhist affairs there.<\/span>
\nFrom Houston, the Delegation welcomed the Most Venerable Th\u00edch Nhu\u1eadn H\u1ea3i and from Philadelphia, the Delegation welcomed Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Ph\u00e1p Tr\u00fa coming from Denmark. Especially in this trip to propagate the Dharma, Singer Gia Huy has volunteered to accompany the delegation to support some musical performances to entertain Buddhists in places such as: Santa Ana, Oklahoma, Houston, Jacksonville, and Minneapolis. The atmosphere is is really the flavor of the Dharma.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nBefore returning to their Temple residences, the monastic people sat down to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the recent trip and will have a detailed program for the upcoming year 2026.<\/span>
\nAs the Head of this Dharma Propagation Delegation, we would like to express our deep gratitude to all the Venerable Monks who have traveled with the Delegation continuously for nearly two and a half months. It was not an easy task, but everyone was able to return safely to their respective places of\u00a0 residence, which is extremely memorable. During over two months, we personally visited several separate places and Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Nguy\u00ean T\u1ea1ng also went to Canada to visit Quan \u00c2m Temple and some Buddhists in the Montreal area.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For me, of all the trips over the past 76-77 years, this trip is probably the most memorable and peaceful trip throughout such a journey of thousands of kilometers. If it is not \u201cThe miraculous Dharma of the Buddha,\u201d then what else can we call it? Isn\u2019t that right, ladies and gentlemen?<\/span><\/p>\n

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I would like to end this Dharma article here because it is too long, lacking or extra, good or bad. I hope that the Venerable Ones and everyone in the Dharma will be pleased to accept.\u00a0<\/span>
\nFinishing writing at 5:00 PM on April 29, 2025 at T\u00e2y Ph\u01b0\u01a1ng Monastery in Minneapolis.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Th\u00e0nh k\u00ednh tri \u01a1n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 chuy\u1ebfn Ho\u1eb1ng Ph\u00e1p d\u00e0i h\u1ea1n \u1edf Hoa K\u1ef3<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n