{"id":12373,"date":"2025-05-22T22:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/?p=12373"},"modified":"2025-11-06T06:54:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T23:54:23","slug":"vesak-day-cultural-festival-officially-held-in-austin-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/vesak-day-cultural-festival-officially-held-in-austin-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Vesak Day Cultural Festival officially held in Austin, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/category\/author\/ven-thich-trung-sy\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 150%;\">Ven. Th\u00edch Tr\u1eebng S\u1ef9<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12376 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 200%;\">VESAK DAY CULTURAL FESTIVAL OFFICIALLY HELD IN AUSTIN, TEXAS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Buddha Day celebration was officially held in the Capital of Austin, Texas on May 15, 2025\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dx95HlVCtRo?list=PL7hSPEhKYWcAYwZlHdCGpGucsjTBg-01v\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13015 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hm-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hm-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hm-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hm-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hm.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%; color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A joyful selfie captured with Rep. Salman Bhojani (Texas House of Representatives) and Venerable Th\u1ea7y Tr\u1eebng S\u1ef9 at the Texas Capitol in Austin on November 5, 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\">On May 15, 2025, a specific event of the global Buddhist festival took place extremely specially in the CAPITAL OF AUSTIN, TEXAS. This is the first time that the members of the Texas Congress and Representatives in the United States have accepted and passed the Vesak Festival, which includes three important events associated with the life of the Buddha: Birth, Enlightenment, and Passing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12432 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1581\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ch.jpg 1581w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ch-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ch-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ch-768x995.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ch-1186x1536.jpg 1186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1581px) 100vw, 1581px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12433 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1578\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cs.jpg 1578w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cs-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cs-789x1024.jpg 789w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cs-768x997.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cs-1184x1536.jpg 1184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1578px) 100vw, 1578px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12377 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\">In this Vesak Festival, with the participation of the international Buddhist Sangha including lay Buddhist devotees and monastic people of Theravada, Mahayana, and Tantric Buddhism coming from the Temples of Thailand, Myanmar, Tibet, Laos, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, the United States, etc. All are together present on this solemn Vesak Day in the Capital of Austin, Texas, the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12378 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-2ee6d1d2afb049b52bc45873423e2fb39ceba5c2ba3039d6a56fb06882fbf161_37853a274f5c8484-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-2ee6d1d2afb049b52bc45873423e2fb39ceba5c2ba3039d6a56fb06882fbf161_37853a274f5c8484-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-2ee6d1d2afb049b52bc45873423e2fb39ceba5c2ba3039d6a56fb06882fbf161_37853a274f5c8484-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-2ee6d1d2afb049b52bc45873423e2fb39ceba5c2ba3039d6a56fb06882fbf161_37853a274f5c8484-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-2ee6d1d2afb049b52bc45873423e2fb39ceba5c2ba3039d6a56fb06882fbf161_37853a274f5c8484-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-2ee6d1d2afb049b52bc45873423e2fb39ceba5c2ba3039d6a56fb06882fbf161_37853a274f5c8484.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\">As the Vesak ceremony was about to take place, first, Buddhist monks, nuns and lay people were invited inside the Austin Congressional Hall to listen to the congress people and representatives announce that the Vesak Day is considered a global cultural and spiritual festival of Buddhism officially held in the Capital Austin, Texas on the Full Moon Day of May every year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12379 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-ec017bf66165827907f176afb12196ad17ad8b0942c433e232ff3fdd67270ef4_4a00d55a3249f1aa-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-ec017bf66165827907f176afb12196ad17ad8b0942c433e232ff3fdd67270ef4_4a00d55a3249f1aa-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-ec017bf66165827907f176afb12196ad17ad8b0942c433e232ff3fdd67270ef4_4a00d55a3249f1aa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-ec017bf66165827907f176afb12196ad17ad8b0942c433e232ff3fdd67270ef4_4a00d55a3249f1aa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-ec017bf66165827907f176afb12196ad17ad8b0942c433e232ff3fdd67270ef4_4a00d55a3249f1aa-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-ec017bf66165827907f176afb12196ad17ad8b0942c433e232ff3fdd67270ef4_4a00d55a3249f1aa.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\">After hearing the announcement of Vesak Day, everyone went outside in front of the main entrance of the Capitol Building in Austin, Texas to celebrate Vesak together with many different people. Congressman Salman Bhojani was the main sponsor of the Vesak festival on that day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12383 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gtr-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gtr-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gtr-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gtr-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gtr.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\">On the side of the international Buddhist monks and nuns, under the witness of the Most Venerable Meditation Master Myauk Oo, from Burma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12380 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-4a5739410576c134cf5e5924c77786a777d757fb22b486c5480509174ef0556d_224d8dd84caf3dd0-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-4a5739410576c134cf5e5924c77786a777d757fb22b486c5480509174ef0556d_224d8dd84caf3dd0-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-4a5739410576c134cf5e5924c77786a777d757fb22b486c5480509174ef0556d_224d8dd84caf3dd0-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-4a5739410576c134cf5e5924c77786a777d757fb22b486c5480509174ef0556d_224d8dd84caf3dd0-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-4a5739410576c134cf5e5924c77786a777d757fb22b486c5480509174ef0556d_224d8dd84caf3dd0-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-4a5739410576c134cf5e5924c77786a777d757fb22b486c5480509174ef0556d_224d8dd84caf3dd0.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\">On the side of the Vietnamese monastic and Buddhist devotees, under the witness of the Most Venerable Elder Master Th\u00edch B\u1eedu \u0110\u1ee9c, Abbot of H\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u1ea1o Temple in Fort Worth, and the program coordinator was Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Tu\u1ec7 Nh\u00e2n.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12382 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/15-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/15-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/15-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/15-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/15-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/15.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\">The opening introduction of the ceremony was given by Dr. Neeraj. The chanting of the Buddha&#8217;s Birthday Sutras and the Ritual of bathing the newborn Baby Buddha were performed by international Monastic and Buddhist Devotees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12384 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/08-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/08-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/08-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/08-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/08-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/08.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\">Afterward, everyone took souvenir photos very happily and got imbued with the Dharma flavor. In general, the Buddha\u2019s Birthday ceremony held in Austin, Texas this year completed successfully.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12385 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/02-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/02-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/02-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/02-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/02-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/02.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\">The invited speakers shared their thoughts on the Vesak Day. First, the Most Venerable Elder Master Myauk Oo delivered a lecture by calling on everyone to contribute to the construction of the historic Dhammacetiya Stupa at H\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u1ea1o Temple, Fort Worth, Texas.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\">The Most Venerable Elder Master Th\u00edch B\u1eedu \u0110\u1ee9c delivered a congratulatory speech. This is the first time international Buddhism has been officially held in the Capital of Austin, Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12381 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bb-1024x546.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bb-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bb-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bb-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bb-1536x819.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bb.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12386 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-d0f7def922e2d2db29524cf343e94cb2bd56a751ea9db6afa88a013a63dc569b_1e7e74e61e3873da-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-d0f7def922e2d2db29524cf343e94cb2bd56a751ea9db6afa88a013a63dc569b_1e7e74e61e3873da-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-d0f7def922e2d2db29524cf343e94cb2bd56a751ea9db6afa88a013a63dc569b_1e7e74e61e3873da-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-d0f7def922e2d2db29524cf343e94cb2bd56a751ea9db6afa88a013a63dc569b_1e7e74e61e3873da-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-d0f7def922e2d2db29524cf343e94cb2bd56a751ea9db6afa88a013a63dc569b_1e7e74e61e3873da-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-d0f7def922e2d2db29524cf343e94cb2bd56a751ea9db6afa88a013a63dc569b_1e7e74e61e3873da.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\">Next, Buddhist monks from Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam expressed their feelings about the Vesak festival, which was very joyful and meaningful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12391 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ts-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ts-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ts-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12388 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-ac3b910834b49b5fef4f416a21f76d4912c68e992200560235a43cdada983eaa_efa195bb6347f39f-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-ac3b910834b49b5fef4f416a21f76d4912c68e992200560235a43cdada983eaa_efa195bb6347f39f-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-ac3b910834b49b5fef4f416a21f76d4912c68e992200560235a43cdada983eaa_efa195bb6347f39f-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-ac3b910834b49b5fef4f416a21f76d4912c68e992200560235a43cdada983eaa_efa195bb6347f39f-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-ac3b910834b49b5fef4f416a21f76d4912c68e992200560235a43cdada983eaa_efa195bb6347f39f-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-ac3b910834b49b5fef4f416a21f76d4912c68e992200560235a43cdada983eaa_efa195bb6347f39f.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\">During the Vesak ceremony on that day, the representative of Northern Buddhism, Venerable Th\u00edch Tr\u1eebng S\u1ef9 was invited to speak and talk about the various kinds of gratitude to the Buddha, the Dharma, the Sangha, and the grace of the Triple Gem of lay Buddhist devotees in modern times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12413 \" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-f237bba27bba50eeb72c76bb050985c3fa479b6382c62d00f49c8b623c01015f_70899554dd4ca89c-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-f237bba27bba50eeb72c76bb050985c3fa479b6382c62d00f49c8b623c01015f_70899554dd4ca89c-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-f237bba27bba50eeb72c76bb050985c3fa479b6382c62d00f49c8b623c01015f_70899554dd4ca89c-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-f237bba27bba50eeb72c76bb050985c3fa479b6382c62d00f49c8b623c01015f_70899554dd4ca89c-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-f237bba27bba50eeb72c76bb050985c3fa479b6382c62d00f49c8b623c01015f_70899554dd4ca89c-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-f237bba27bba50eeb72c76bb050985c3fa479b6382c62d00f49c8b623c01015f_70899554dd4ca89c.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12390 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-02-aef3713ee05bf91621d1ebd979d984b9edf63786af8eee30c37a2e7ebf80cdf9_b7110c1e9b018c6d-1024x968.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-02-aef3713ee05bf91621d1ebd979d984b9edf63786af8eee30c37a2e7ebf80cdf9_b7110c1e9b018c6d-1024x968.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-02-aef3713ee05bf91621d1ebd979d984b9edf63786af8eee30c37a2e7ebf80cdf9_b7110c1e9b018c6d-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-02-aef3713ee05bf91621d1ebd979d984b9edf63786af8eee30c37a2e7ebf80cdf9_b7110c1e9b018c6d-768x726.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-02-aef3713ee05bf91621d1ebd979d984b9edf63786af8eee30c37a2e7ebf80cdf9_b7110c1e9b018c6d.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\">On the side of the Congressmen, including Mr. Bhojani, Mr. Suleman Lalani, Mr. Hubert Vo, etc., together spoke precious words of inspiration on the Full Moon Day of May, the great Vesak festival, a global cultural and spiritual festival that will be honored in Austin, Texas every year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12392 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/01-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/01-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/01-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/01.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\">All expressed their gratitude and appreciation for the presence of the Venerable monks, nuns and Buddhists in this solemn Vesak ceremony, and especially supported the construction of the Dhammacetiya Buddhist Scripture Museum Stupa at H\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u1ea1o Temple.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12394 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hd.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hd-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hd-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\">After the speeches of the distinguished guests, the recitation of the Buddha&#8217;s Birthday Sutra in Pali was solemn and warm. Next, everyone performed the Buddha bathing ceremony by pouring water on the statue of the newborn Baby Buddha and silently nobly saying; not to do evil, to do good, and to keep one\u2019s mind pure.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\">This event took place very successfully since Buddhism has been present in the United States in general and in the state of Texas in particular. When hearing this successful event was announced, Buddhists in Texas and in the United States were extremely happy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12393 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-cb61f339d79f7933558508eebdbbffa8b10667fc07368f38cec37053d5fb76bc_4e149bb8548a19b7-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-cb61f339d79f7933558508eebdbbffa8b10667fc07368f38cec37053d5fb76bc_4e149bb8548a19b7-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-cb61f339d79f7933558508eebdbbffa8b10667fc07368f38cec37053d5fb76bc_4e149bb8548a19b7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-cb61f339d79f7933558508eebdbbffa8b10667fc07368f38cec37053d5fb76bc_4e149bb8548a19b7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-cb61f339d79f7933558508eebdbbffa8b10667fc07368f38cec37053d5fb76bc_4e149bb8548a19b7-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-cb61f339d79f7933558508eebdbbffa8b10667fc07368f38cec37053d5fb76bc_4e149bb8548a19b7.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\">This special event was recognized by the United Nations on December 15, 1999. The Vesak Day is a global cultural and spiritual festival for Buddhists and non-Buddhists to observe, praise, and honor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12397 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-2bd75887ad17955e524d027035511556692e0eaeb134e5530c93ed8a57bef436_fa54d73063856987-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-2bd75887ad17955e524d027035511556692e0eaeb134e5530c93ed8a57bef436_fa54d73063856987-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-2bd75887ad17955e524d027035511556692e0eaeb134e5530c93ed8a57bef436_fa54d73063856987-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-2bd75887ad17955e524d027035511556692e0eaeb134e5530c93ed8a57bef436_fa54d73063856987-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-2bd75887ad17955e524d027035511556692e0eaeb134e5530c93ed8a57bef436_fa54d73063856987-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-2bd75887ad17955e524d027035511556692e0eaeb134e5530c93ed8a57bef436_fa54d73063856987-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\">We know that the United Nations organization includes many different heads of state, philosophers, psychologists, sociologists, theologians, educators, etc. But all do agree, select, and vote for the Vesak Buddha Day as a global cultural and spiritual festival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12398 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-26220a12e027ce28233e73c2feaf59b0698356c402f71aec8cca16268af5fe44_b271b8017c3334b0-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-26220a12e027ce28233e73c2feaf59b0698356c402f71aec8cca16268af5fe44_b271b8017c3334b0-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-26220a12e027ce28233e73c2feaf59b0698356c402f71aec8cca16268af5fe44_b271b8017c3334b0-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-26220a12e027ce28233e73c2feaf59b0698356c402f71aec8cca16268af5fe44_b271b8017c3334b0-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-26220a12e027ce28233e73c2feaf59b0698356c402f71aec8cca16268af5fe44_b271b8017c3334b0-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-26220a12e027ce28233e73c2feaf59b0698356c402f71aec8cca16268af5fe44_b271b8017c3334b0.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\">Special features of Buddhism on the Vesak Day of Peace<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">1. In the global spiritual and cultural festival of Buddhism, animals are not killed. While in the cultural festivals of other religions, countless animals are killed and butchered.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12400 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/18-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/18-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/18-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/18-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/18-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/18.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">2. Since Buddhism has been present in this world for over twenty-six centuries, it has never caused a religious war. Meanwhile, religions, whether big or small, whether local or international, have all caused religious wars.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12401 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/09-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/09-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/09-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/09-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/09-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/09.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">3. The life of the Buddha from when he was in his mother&#8217;s womb, born, grew up, became a monk, attained full enlightenment, propagated the Dharma, and passed away, the Buddha always taught the spirit of non-violence, loving-kindness, compassion, wisdom, and peace to all sentient and insentient beings all over the planet.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12402 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/11-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/11-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/11-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/11-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/11-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/11.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">The Buddha is known as the King of Peace, the Teacher of Peace, the noble spiritual Leader of peace who appeared in this world nearly three thousand years ago. Until now, we have never found any spiritual leader in the world who is more outstanding and surpasses the Buddha.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12403 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/23-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/23-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/23-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/23-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/23-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/23.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">4. What the Buddha and his monastic and lay disciples preach is called the right Dharma. People in this world has never discovered or founded violence, hatred, greed, anger, delusion, ignorance, afflictions, wrong views, wrong thoughts, wrong speech, wrong actions, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong meditation concentration in the Buddha\u2019s Dharma.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12404 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/10-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/10-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/10-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/10-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/10-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/10.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">On the contrary, the Buddha&#8217;s Dharma always includes and contains loving-kindness, compassion, wisdom, mindfulness, awareness, right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right meditation concentration.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12405 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/21-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/21-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/21-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/21-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/21-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/21.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">The moral precept in Buddhist education states: \u201cDo not kill living beings by oneself, do not tell others to kill living beings, and do not rejoice in others killing living beings.\u201d The spirit of non-violence, loving-kindness, compassion, and peace of Buddhism appears and is found in the first moral precept and other teachings of Buddhism. The Dharma of the Tathagata is the Dharma of enlightenment and peace, in the past and in the present, which has never contained violence and hatred, ignorance and afflictions in the Buddha&#8217;s teachings<span style=\"color: #282828;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12406 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/17-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/17-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/17-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/17.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">5. The Sangha, consisting of monks, nuns, and lay Buddhist devotees, well-trained disciples of the Buddha, are those who follow the Buddha, the fully enlightened Teacher, the founder of Buddhism, the path of peace that the Buddha has laid out over the <\/span><span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 170%;\">past twenty-six centuries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12407 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/07-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/07-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/07-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/07-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/07-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/07.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">They are the messengers of peace who practice the Dharma of peace, and vow to follow the Master of peace, spirituality, joy, happiness, and nobility for the sake of all beings on this earth.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12408 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-e058190de2bfc6d41cb3bcd7b1c87b112c2bc7c85ce9728183185dd026f688d8_f44cc9df98daab32-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-e058190de2bfc6d41cb3bcd7b1c87b112c2bc7c85ce9728183185dd026f688d8_f44cc9df98daab32-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-e058190de2bfc6d41cb3bcd7b1c87b112c2bc7c85ce9728183185dd026f688d8_f44cc9df98daab32-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-e058190de2bfc6d41cb3bcd7b1c87b112c2bc7c85ce9728183185dd026f688d8_f44cc9df98daab32-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-e058190de2bfc6d41cb3bcd7b1c87b112c2bc7c85ce9728183185dd026f688d8_f44cc9df98daab32-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-e058190de2bfc6d41cb3bcd7b1c87b112c2bc7c85ce9728183185dd026f688d8_f44cc9df98daab32.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">In <em>Mahavagga<\/em> 19 and 20, when the Buddha&#8217;s disciples were growing in number, the Buddha taught them as follows:\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">O dear disciples, do not go in the same direction. Go in different directions. Use your own practice, joy, happiness, and peace to teach other people in the local languages of the places where you live.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">For the welfare of the many, for the happiness of the many, for the well-being and happiness of gods and human beings, go forth to propagate the Dhamma to the many in this very life.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">The Dhamma of the Tathagata is perfect in the beginning, perfect in the middle, and perfect in the end, both in the meaning and in the letter. Proclaim the holy life and peace to the many on this earth.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12409 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/a-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/a-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/a-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/a.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Indeed, Buddhism, the path of awakening and peace, the religion of peace founded by Buddha Shakyamuni, appeared in this world more than 2600 years ago. Wherever Buddhism has been spread and present, there Buddhism has never caused religious wars.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Wherever Buddhism is present, there Buddhist devotees are aware to not force the local people to abandon their original religion to follow Buddhism. When people learn, understand, practice, and taste the joy of the Dharma, they themselves will cherish the Dharma learning and practice, and follow it.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Come and see<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Come and hear,<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Come and learn,<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Come and understand,<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Come and practice, <\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Come and apply the Buddha Dharma in the daily life, and<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Come and enjoy the flowers and fruits of joy and happiness right here and right now in the present life. <\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Indeed, wherever Buddhism is present, there it contributes to bringing culture, peace, loving-kindness, compassion, and wisdom to the many all over the planet.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12410 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/aa-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/aa-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/aa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/aa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/aa-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/aa.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">In his precious golden words, the Buddha taught his disciples as follows:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Like a beautiful flower<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">with color and scent;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Likewise, those who diligently study and practice the Buddha Dharma daily<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">will surely obtain peace and joy right here in the present life. (Dhammapada 52)<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Either in a village or in a deep forest<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">either in a valley or on a high hill<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Wherever Arahants dwells,<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">that place is so delightful. (Dhammapada 98)<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Hard is it to gain a human birth<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Hard is it to find the Tathagata<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Hard is it to hear the true Dharma<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Hard is it to associate with the Sangha<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Wherever we learn and practice the Buddha Dharma diligently,<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">there we definitely obtain peace and joy. (Dhammapada 193)<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Happy is the birth of the Buddha;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Happy is the right Dhamma illuminating both gods and human beings;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Happy is the harmonious and peaceful Sangha that is the best field of merit for everyone to sow and to plant;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Happy is the fourfold community of lay Buddhist and Monastic devotees everywhere learning and practicing the Buddha Dharma together. (Dhammapada 194)<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12411 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/498588571_692502507060502_6115182135079928442_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1023\" height=\"856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/498588571_692502507060502_6115182135079928442_n.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/498588571_692502507060502_6115182135079928442_n-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/498588571_692502507060502_6115182135079928442_n-768x643.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">Through what presented and discussed above, today the Buddha Day Celebration was honored by the United Nations and other countries in the world including the United States, Thailand, India, Vietnam, etc., as the festival of culture, loving-kindness, compassion, and peace for human beings.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12412 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-b8a36c41efe385f0b0a4b73191257dea56f674fafc53d38194f6eb139e8403ec_a7e7a650c5ac059c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-b8a36c41efe385f0b0a4b73191257dea56f674fafc53d38194f6eb139e8403ec_a7e7a650c5ac059c.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-b8a36c41efe385f0b0a4b73191257dea56f674fafc53d38194f6eb139e8403ec_a7e7a650c5ac059c-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-b8a36c41efe385f0b0a4b73191257dea56f674fafc53d38194f6eb139e8403ec_a7e7a650c5ac059c-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-b8a36c41efe385f0b0a4b73191257dea56f674fafc53d38194f6eb139e8403ec_a7e7a650c5ac059c-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0-02-01-b8a36c41efe385f0b0a4b73191257dea56f674fafc53d38194f6eb139e8403ec_a7e7a650c5ac059c-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">This Vesak Day Celebration contains global spiritual cultural features. Those who are Buddhists or not Buddhists have the wholesome conditions to cultivate, learn the Buddha, listen to his Dharma, practice, and apply the Buddha Dharma in the daily life, they have the ability to benefit themselves and other people right now and right here in the present life.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #282828;\">We wish you all to dwell in and get imbued deeply with the true Dharma of the World-Honored One.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/tv\/le-hoi-van-hoa-ngay-dai-le-vesak-chinh-thuc-to-chuc-o-thu-phu-austin-texas-nam-2025\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 180%;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #ff0000;\">https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/tv\/le-hoi-van-hoa-ngay-dai-le-vesak-chinh-thuc-to-chuc-o-thu-phu-austin-texas-nam-2025\/<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12414 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/yt-1024x622.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/yt-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/yt-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/yt-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/yt.jpg 1395w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ven. Th\u00edch Tr\u1eebng S\u1ef9 VESAK DAY CULTURAL FESTIVAL OFFICIALLY HELD IN AUSTIN, TEXAS A joyful selfie captured with Rep. Salman Bhojani (Texas House of Representatives) and Venerable Th\u1ea7y Tr\u1eebng S\u1ef9 at the Texas Capitol in Austin on November 5, 2025 On May 15, 2025, a specific event of the global Buddhist festival took place extremely [&hellip;]\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12376,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[207,231,331,233],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12373"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12373"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13016,"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12373\/revisions\/13016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}