{"id":13646,"date":"2026-05-08T11:30:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T04:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/?p=13646"},"modified":"2026-05-08T20:10:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:10:45","slug":"conclusion-of-the-two-month-dharma-propagation-journey-from-mid-march-to-early-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/conclusion-of-the-two-month-dharma-propagation-journey-from-mid-march-to-early-may-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Conclusion of the Two-Month Dharma Propagation Journey (from mid-March to early May 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 120%;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/category\/author\/ht-thich-nhu-dien\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HT. Th\u00edch Nh\u01b0 \u0110i\u1ec3n<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/category\/author\/european-american-dharma-propagation-delegation\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">European-American Dharma Propagation<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Translated <span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><a style=\"color: #ff00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/category\/author\/ven-thich-trung-sy\/\">by Ven. Th\u00edch Tr\u1eebng S\u1ef9<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13596 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770003097652_22f5e6932777fe3fbfa4ccc61e7d2be5-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770003097652_22f5e6932777fe3fbfa4ccc61e7d2be5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770003097652_22f5e6932777fe3fbfa4ccc61e7d2be5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770003097652_22f5e6932777fe3fbfa4ccc61e7d2be5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770003097652_22f5e6932777fe3fbfa4ccc61e7d2be5.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 200%; font-family: impact, sans-serif;\"><strong>CONCLUSION OF THE TWO-MONTH DHARMA PROPAGATION JOURNEY (<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">FROM MID-MARCH TO EARLY MAY 2026<\/span>)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JlCRU0voBx\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/tv\/ket-thuc-chuyen-hanh-trinh-dai-hai-thang-tu-giua-thang-ba-den-dau-thang-nam-nam-2026\/\">K\u1ebft th\u00fac chuy\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh d\u00e0i hai th\u00e1ng t\u1eeb gi\u1eefa th\u00e1ng Ba \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00e1ng N\u0103m n\u0103m 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;K\u1ebft th\u00fac chuy\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh d\u00e0i hai th\u00e1ng t\u1eeb gi\u1eefa th\u00e1ng Ba \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00e1ng N\u0103m n\u0103m 2026&#8221; &#8212; Phap Nhan Temple\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/tv\/ket-thuc-chuyen-hanh-trinh-dai-hai-thang-tu-giua-thang-ba-den-dau-thang-nam-nam-2026\/embed\/#?secret=JlCRU0voBx\" data-secret=\"JlCRU0voBx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The German proverb says: \u201cEnde gut, alles gut,\u201d which means: \u201cAll\u2019s well that ends well.\u201d This may seem like the natural outcome of an event or a task; however, not everyone among us encounters such smooth and favorable circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13597 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770022835485_9d1be1d9c471f5716e9e642c3e0b6b06-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770022835485_9d1be1d9c471f5716e9e642c3e0b6b06-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770022835485_9d1be1d9c471f5716e9e642c3e0b6b06-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770022835485_9d1be1d9c471f5716e9e642c3e0b6b06-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770022835485_9d1be1d9c471f5716e9e642c3e0b6b06.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">As for myself, the writer of this Dharma reflection, now at the age of 77 or 78, I have gone through countless hardships over the years. Yet, if I were to assess things on average across all aspects of life, more than 90% have unfolded under favorable conditions, while only around 10% have been marked by adversity. That may be considered a kind of good fortune, as many people often say, or as some foreign monks have remarked: \u201cYou are a lucky monk.\u201d This may indeed be true. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13602 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770137831205_9f6c688d1743e9715d5d923af8251ffe-1024x796.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770137831205_9f6c688d1743e9715d5d923af8251ffe-1024x796.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770137831205_9f6c688d1743e9715d5d923af8251ffe-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770137831205_9f6c688d1743e9715d5d923af8251ffe-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770137831205_9f6c688d1743e9715d5d923af8251ffe.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">For all of us\u2014whether monastic or lay\u2014who are born into this world, our existence is the result of countless causes and conditions accumulated over many lifetimes and many ages, not merely within a single day, month, or even year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13590 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769697537519_d549c48c51999473a4fd81446af481be-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769697537519_d549c48c51999473a4fd81446af481be-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769697537519_d549c48c51999473a4fd81446af481be-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769697537519_d549c48c51999473a4fd81446af481be-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769697537519_d549c48c51999473a4fd81446af481be.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Such long or short journeys are almost never arranged by my own intention, but rather are brought to fulfillment through causes and conditions. This factor is extremely important, as people often say: \u201ctiming, favorable conditions, and harmony among people.\u201d I was born into a farming family in Qu\u1ea3ng Nam Province, yet I do not know how to hold a hoe to work the land; instead, I have taken up the pen to write, translate sutras, and compose books.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13593 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769858944714_fe8c49c54ba0f64219c00dd4d0edaebf-1024x782.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769858944714_fe8c49c54ba0f64219c00dd4d0edaebf-1024x782.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769858944714_fe8c49c54ba0f64219c00dd4d0edaebf-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769858944714_fe8c49c54ba0f64219c00dd4d0edaebf-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769858944714_fe8c49c54ba0f64219c00dd4d0edaebf.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">My destiny is said to be T\u00edch L\u1ecbch H\u1ecfa (Thunderbolt Fire), so no matter how many plants I try to grow, they all die, even though I water them regularly. Perhaps the plants simply do not accept me, rather than me lacking care or devotion toward trees and flowers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13595 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769971625726_aa6a26c605f59dedacc9511ae0a3c049-1024x872.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769971625726_aa6a26c605f59dedacc9511ae0a3c049-1024x872.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769971625726_aa6a26c605f59dedacc9511ae0a3c049-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769971625726_aa6a26c605f59dedacc9511ae0a3c049-768x654.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769971625726_aa6a26c605f59dedacc9511ae0a3c049.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In contrast, when it comes to training and shaping human beings, I find the opposite to be true. No matter what state or circumstance a person may be in, once he or she has undergone my training, that person becomes a Dharma instrument within both the monastic and lay community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13647 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/681125997_3460036907486028_7981664325506362015_n-1024x671.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/681125997_3460036907486028_7981664325506362015_n-1024x671.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/681125997_3460036907486028_7981664325506362015_n-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/681125997_3460036907486028_7981664325506362015_n-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/681125997_3460036907486028_7981664325506362015_n.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">My view is this: students and disciples should follow the teacher, not the teacher follow the students. Therefore, my method of training is rather strict. I often say: \u201cIf a piece of iron is heated at a temperature of 500 to 1,000 degrees, it can only be shaped into nails or screws. The same iron, if heated above 1,000 degrees, can be used to make components for computers. At even higher temperatures, if it can endure them, that iron may become parts for airplanes, automobiles, and so on. Whoever is able to accept such trials will surely succeed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13648 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/679548737_3460036144152771_4515869146406248970_n-1024x634.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/679548737_3460036144152771_4515869146406248970_n-1024x634.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/679548737_3460036144152771_4515869146406248970_n-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/679548737_3460036144152771_4515869146406248970_n-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/679548737_3460036144152771_4515869146406248970_n.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">I am not a highly talented person, but having been educated in Japan and Germany, I tend to be somewhat more formal, disciplined, and rule-oriented compared to those trained in other more liberal countries. If anyone has had the opportunity to study and work in Japan as well as in Germany, they would likely understand and accept what I have just described.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13603 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770152040404_badee7c8b44ffc98db2277f92495a190-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770152040404_badee7c8b44ffc98db2277f92495a190-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770152040404_badee7c8b44ffc98db2277f92495a190-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770152040404_badee7c8b44ffc98db2277f92495a190-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770152040404_badee7c8b44ffc98db2277f92495a190.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In order to become a useful and capable person, I myself have also had to undergo such rigorous training since I first entered the monastery. Up to now (1964\u20132026), it has already been more than 62 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13587 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769876377301_8ca811bac92f7ab2f351f61546cc6fb1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769876377301_8ca811bac92f7ab2f351f61546cc6fb1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769876377301_8ca811bac92f7ab2f351f61546cc6fb1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769876377301_8ca811bac92f7ab2f351f61546cc6fb1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769876377301_8ca811bac92f7ab2f351f61546cc6fb1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Time passes quietly. I am growing older day by day, and illness and death await me at the threshold of birth and death. Yet I feel a sense of joy in facing this reality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13690 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nh-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nh-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nh-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nh-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nh.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Today, I would like to write about three representative events of a two-month journey together with a group of Venerable monastics, numbering about six to eight members. This journey passed through eight main locations, namely San Jose, Santa Ana, Dallas, Oklahoma, Houston, Boston, Virginia, and Jacksonville.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13649 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/653049839_3421795324643520_1143080528202456296_n-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/653049839_3421795324643520_1143080528202456296_n-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/653049839_3421795324643520_1143080528202456296_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/653049839_3421795324643520_1143080528202456296_n-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/653049839_3421795324643520_1143080528202456296_n.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A particularly notable aspect of Houston was two outstanding events: the centennial birthday celebration of the Most Venerable Th\u00edch Ch\u01a1n \u0110i\u1ec1n on the evening of April 25, 2026 (Saturday), and, on April 27, 2026 (Monday), a visit and Dharma activity at Tr\u00fac L\u00e2m Meditation Monastery. But why was it so special?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13604 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770184746098_e99b942c645502ab8db8d4c20f0944ec-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770184746098_e99b942c645502ab8db8d4c20f0944ec-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770184746098_e99b942c645502ab8db8d4c20f0944ec-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770184746098_e99b942c645502ab8db8d4c20f0944ec-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7770184746098_e99b942c645502ab8db8d4c20f0944ec.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A folk saying from Hu\u1ebf goes:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u201cA hundred years ago, we did not exist.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A hundred years from now, even if we exist, it will be as if we do not.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Life is form and emptiness, emptiness and form.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">What remains through a hundred years is only a heart of compassion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13651 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dd-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dd-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dd-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dd-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dd.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Indeed, even if someone were to live for more than a hundred years, if asked:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u201cWhat were you a hundred years ago? Where did you come from?\u201d one would likely only smile.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">And if asked further: \u201cAfter a hundred years, what will remain of you? And where will you go?\u201d one would again only smile\u2026<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">All is but illusion; what truly remains is only a heart of loving-kindness and compassion in this human world.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Such is the Most Venerable Elder Th\u00edch Ch\u01a1n \u0110i\u1ec1n.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13652 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/679443965_3461254047364314_3848589578742455227_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/679443965_3461254047364314_3848589578742455227_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/679443965_3461254047364314_3848589578742455227_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/679443965_3461254047364314_3848589578742455227_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/679443965_3461254047364314_3848589578742455227_n.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Most Venerable Elder Th\u00edch Ch\u01a1n \u0110i\u1ec1n was born in 1927 in northern Vietnam. In the early 1950s, around 1953\u20131954, he traveled to central Vietnam in search of a spiritual teacher and Dharma studies. He arrived at Long Tuy\u1ec1n Monastery in H\u1ed9i An, where he accepted the Most Venerable Ph\u1ed5 Tho\u1ea1i as his root teacher and was ordained as a novice monk, beginning his monastic training from that time onward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13653 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/t-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/t-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/t-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/t-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/t.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">After receiving the novice ordination (\u015ar\u0101ma\u1e47era), he was sent by his teacher to southern Vietnam for further study and practice. In 1964, he joined the first course of V\u1ea1n H\u1ea1nh University, where he pursued Buddhist studies. In 1968, he graduated as part of the first class of Bachelor of Buddhist Studies from V\u1ea1n H\u1ea1nh University in Saigon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13654 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/683297746_3461254374030948_7983537252763054244_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/683297746_3461254374030948_7983537252763054244_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/683297746_3461254374030948_7983537252763054244_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/683297746_3461254374030948_7983537252763054244_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/683297746_3461254374030948_7983537252763054244_n.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">After 1975, he went into exile in the United States and established Quan \u00c2m Temple in Houston for practice and cultivation. At present, with the support of Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Tr\u00ed Hi\u1ec1n, Abbot of Ph\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ee9c Monastery in Houston, together with the monastic community there, he has been respectfully invited to reside at the monastery, where he is cared for and supported in his old age.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13655 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/679420115_3461254530697599_2419260595085538674_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/679420115_3461254530697599_2419260595085538674_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/679420115_3461254530697599_2419260595085538674_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/679420115_3461254530697599_2419260595085538674_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/679420115_3461254530697599_2419260595085538674_n.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Such an act is not something everyone can undertake. Therefore, as descendants\u2014spiritual grandchildren\u2014within the monastic lineage and traditions of the Ch\u00fac Th\u00e1nh, Long Tuy\u1ec1n, and Vi\u00ean Gi\u00e1c, we respectfully express our profound gratitude to Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Tr\u00ed Hi\u1ec1n and the monastic community of Ph\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ee9c Monastery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13656 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/h-1024x631.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/h-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/h-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/h-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/h.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">My Master is the Dharma senior brother of the Venerable Elder; therefore, within our monastic lineage, I address him as \u201cDharma Uncle\u201d (S\u01b0 Th\u00fac). My own students and disciples\u2014such as Th\u1ea7y H\u1ea1nh T\u1ea5n, H\u1ea1nh B\u1ea3o, H\u1ea1nh \u0110\u1ecbnh, H\u1ea1nh Gi\u1edbi, and others\u2014address him as the Great Master (S\u01b0 \u00d4ng). The Great Master Ch\u01a1n \u0110i\u1ec1n is deeply dedicated to spiritual practice and grounded in genuine learning. Therefore, when he meets younger members within the Dharma community, he often tests their understanding. As a result, many monks and nuns feel somewhat intimidated. However, those who are willing to stay close to him can learn a great deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13658 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/h0-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/h0-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/h0-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/h0-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/h0.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">During this Dharma propagation trip to the United States, we respectfully proposed that Venerable Th\u00edch Tr\u00ed Hi\u1ec1n organize a celebration of the 100th birthday (Kh\u00e1nh tu\u1ebf) of the Great Master Ch\u01a1n \u0110i\u1ec1n on the evening of April 25, 2026 (Saturday), coinciding with a local Eight Precepts retreat (B\u00e1t Quan Trai) for lay Buddhists in the area. Venerable Th\u00edch Tr\u00ed Hi\u1ec1n joyfully accepted the proposal, and the program was successfully carried out.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">At 7:00 p.m. that evening, the fourfold assembly was fully prepared to respectfully welcome the Elder Master to the Main Hall of Ph\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ee9c Monastery for the grand longevity banquet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13659 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/h01-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/h01-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/h01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/h01-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/h01.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Looking upon the Elder\u2019s dignified appearance, he still seemed robust and in good health, with a radiant and rosy complexion. Remarkably, the teeth that had been darkened since long ago were still present even after more than a hundred years, with only a few having fallen out\u2014truly beyond ordinary comprehension.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13650 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tr-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tr-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tr-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tr-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tr.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The only noticeable condition was that he had become hard of hearing. Consequently, everyone spoke and listened in their own way, and communication unfolded naturally according to each situation. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The content of the longevity celebration was to honor and praise the virtues and contributions of the Great Master through an excerpt from a congratulatory message sent from Australia by Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Nguy\u00ean T\u1ea1ng. Afterwards, Senior Venerable Thi\u1ec7n Tr\u00ed and lay devotee Thi\u1ec7n Th\u1ee7y recited poems under the pen name \u201cNg\u1ed1c T\u1eed,\u201d written by the Great Master himself long ago; hearing them again now still brought warmth to everyone\u2019s hearts. Tr\u00ed Th\u1ecd, a devoted Buddhist follower, also respectfully offered a poem and sang a contemporary song as an offering in honor of the Great Master.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13660 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/st-1024x690.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/st-1024x690.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/st-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/st-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/st.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Senior Venerable Tr\u1eebng S\u1ef9 recited a poem entitled \u201cFlowers of Virtue\u201d in praise of the Great Master\u2019s virtues and meritorious contributions. Next, the longevity birthday cake was placed directly before the Great Master, and he personally cut the cake with a gentle and radiant smile, after receiving commemorative gifts respectfully offered by the fourfold assembly that day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13662 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ha-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ha-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ha-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ha-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ha.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The purpose of the longevity celebration was to express the heartfelt devotion of the succeeding generations who continue the Dharma lineage, embodying both human affection and the spirit of the Way. While the Great Master is still present among us, we respectfully offer these tributes to him as a symbol of the sincerity and reverence of the younger generation of disciples.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13708 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ch-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ch-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ch-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ch.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">For one day, when he returns to the Buddha, even if we were to gather here again in remembrance and reflection upon him, he would no longer be able to experience these cherished expressions of love and respect as he can while still living among us. Therefore, after accomplishing this meaningful occasion, our Dharma Propagation Delegation felt deeply joyful and fulfilled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13663 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/681125997_3460036907486028_7981664325506362015_n-1-1024x671.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/681125997_3460036907486028_7981664325506362015_n-1-1024x671.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/681125997_3460036907486028_7981664325506362015_n-1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/681125997_3460036907486028_7981664325506362015_n-1-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/681125997_3460036907486028_7981664325506362015_n-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Next, on Monday, April 27, 2026, a meaningful day marking the transmission and continuation of the Dharma from one generation to the next\u2014from East to West, from one faith and trust to another\u2014unhindered by the barriers of language, customs, and traditions of each nation, all gathered under the roof of Tr\u00fac L\u00e2m Buddhist Center in Houston, USA, where Venerable Thi\u1ec7n Ph\u1ea9m serves as abbot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13664 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ca-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ca-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ca-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ca-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ca.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">More than ten years ago, Venerable H\u1ea1nh Ph\u1ea9m was known as \u201cC\u1eadu Ch\u00edn\u201d (Uncle Nine). After listening to the \u015a\u016bra\u1e45gama S\u016btra recited daily in the mornings by our Dharma Propagation Delegation at Tr\u00fac L\u00e2m, this well-known fortune teller of the area formally took refuge in the Three Jewels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13665 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ac-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ac-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ac-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ac-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ac.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">That was the initial karmic affinity, the original arising of causes and conditions. Then, one or two years later, he requested to renounce worldly life and received the \u015ar\u0101ma\u1e47era ordination, as well as the lay Bodhisattva precepts. On each such occasion, I sought the counsel of Elder Master Th\u00edch Ch\u01a1n \u0110i\u1ec1n, and he joyfully advised:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13666 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vui-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vui-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vui-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vui-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vui.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u201cEven during the Buddha\u2019s time, most of His great disciples originally came from non-Buddhist traditions before taking refuge in the Buddha. Therefore, we should not be narrow-minded. Let him receive the precepts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13705 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/th-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/th-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/th-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/th-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/th.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Time passes quickly\u2014day after day, month after month, year after year\u2026 Many Americans and Mexicans, deeply moved by Venerable Thi\u1ec7n Ph\u1ea9m\u2019s kindness and moral virtue, wished to renounce worldly life and become his disciples. I reported this to Elder Master Ch\u01a1n \u0110i\u1ec1n, and he said: \u201cIf that is the case, then he must first receive the full monastic ordination in order to accept monastic disciples. More importantly, he must also give up his fortune-telling profession\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13668 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/thu-1024x598.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/thu-1024x598.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/thu-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/thu-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/thu.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Venerable Thi\u1ec7n Ph\u1ea9m officially left his fortune-telling business at the shop and moved to Tr\u00fac L\u00e2m Buddhist Center to practice the Buddha Dharma; however, his admirers continued to come seeking teachings and healing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13590 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769697537519_d549c48c51999473a4fd81446af481be-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769697537519_d549c48c51999473a4fd81446af481be-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769697537519_d549c48c51999473a4fd81446af481be-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769697537519_d549c48c51999473a4fd81446af481be-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769697537519_d549c48c51999473a4fd81446af481be.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">On subsequent visits when our Dharma Propagation Delegation stayed there, we transmitted the Bhikkhu precepts to Venerable Thi\u1ec7n Ph\u1ea9m, and I gave him the Dharma name \u201cH\u1ea1nh Hoa\u201d and the Dharma title \u201cGi\u00e1c Li\u00ean,\u201d reflecting the meanings of \u201cC\u1eedu, Ph\u1ea9m, Li\u00ean, Hoa\u201d (Nine Grades of the Lotus Flower).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13591 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769698241392_0760d61eda607e6cea8841323e51873d-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769698241392_0760d61eda607e6cea8841323e51873d-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769698241392_0760d61eda607e6cea8841323e51873d-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769698241392_0760d61eda607e6cea8841323e51873d-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769698241392_0760d61eda607e6cea8841323e51873d.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">What is especially remarkable about him is his ability to speak 12 languages fluently without the need for an interpreter, including Vietnamese; Chinese (Mandarin, Teochew, Cantonese, Fujianese); English; Spanish; Lao; Thai; Khmer, and others. Every Monday ceremony attracted between one to two thousand participants, sometimes reaching three to four thousand American and Mexican attendees. It must be said that such a phenomenon is rarely seen in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13672 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/aw-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/aw-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/aw-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/aw-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/aw.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">At present, nearly twenty Vietnamese monks and nuns have come to reside temporarily at Tr\u00fac L\u00e2m Monastery, and close to fifty American and Mexican monastics have received ordination under the guidance of Venerable H\u1ea1nh Hoa. Therefore, during this period, I have appointed Venerables Tr\u1eebng S\u1ef9, H\u1ea1nh Gi\u1edbi, and Thi\u1ec7n Tr\u00ed to teach the Buddha&#8217;s Dharma in English for monastic training and to guide these newly ordained disciples in the proper etiquette and conduct of the Zen monastic tradition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13595 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769971625726_aa6a26c605f59dedacc9511ae0a3c049-1024x872.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769971625726_aa6a26c605f59dedacc9511ae0a3c049-1024x872.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769971625726_aa6a26c605f59dedacc9511ae0a3c049-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769971625726_aa6a26c605f59dedacc9511ae0a3c049-768x654.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z7769971625726_aa6a26c605f59dedacc9511ae0a3c049.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Venerable H\u1ea1nh B\u1ea3o teaches both Chinese and Vietnamese. I, Most Venerable Th\u00edch Nh\u01b0 \u0110i\u1ec3n, am able to speak both Vietnamese and English, as are Most Venerable Th\u00edch Th\u00f4ng Tri\u1ebft and Venerable Th\u00edch H\u1ea1nh \u0110\u1ecbnh. On this occasion, Venerable V\u1ea1n H\u1ea3i and B\u00f9i Khoa arranged everything smoothly and efficiently, and the results are truly memorable. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13710 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/va-1024x758.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/va-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/va-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/va-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/va.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In particular, the monks and nuns at the Tr\u00fac L\u00e2m Buddhist Center have gradually established a disciplined routine in their practice. With adequate facilities for eating and resting, their training has become much more stable and well-grounded\u2014quite different from their initial, tentative steps when they first joined the monastic community to practice the Dharma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13673 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/688558208_26774422795511044_6913261177861367399_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/688558208_26774422795511044_6913261177861367399_n.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/688558208_26774422795511044_6913261177861367399_n-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/688558208_26774422795511044_6913261177861367399_n-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The third important event of this trip is the respectful invitation and installation of the Most\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Venerable Master Th\u00edch Minh \u0110\u1ea1t, Abbot of Quang Nghi\u00eam Monastery in Stockton, Northern California, USA, to officially and solemnly assume the supreme position of Sangha President of the Unified Vietnamese Buddhist Congregation, both domestically and internationally, on Friday, May 1, 2026, which corresponds to the full-moon day of the third lunar month in the Year of the Fire Horse (B\u00ednh Ng\u1ecd).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13674 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/687722594_26774422955511028_2030688630826057989_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/687722594_26774422955511028_2030688630826057989_n.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/687722594_26774422955511028_2030688630826057989_n-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/687722594_26774422955511028_2030688630826057989_n-768x494.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Most Venerable Th\u00edch B\u1ed5n \u0110\u1ea1t came from Canada, and we came from Germany. Acting on behalf of the members of the Council of Elders of the Executive Institute of the Supreme Patriarchate of the Unified Vietnamese Buddhist Congregation, under the mandate entrusted by the delegation from the homeland, we personally visited Quang Nghi\u00eam Monastery to respectfully invite the Most Venerable Master.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13675 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/654710808_3421794514643601_638214167896718489_n-1024x721.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/654710808_3421794514643601_638214167896718489_n-1024x721.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/654710808_3421794514643601_638214167896718489_n-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/654710808_3421794514643601_638214167896718489_n-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/654710808_3421794514643601_638214167896718489_n.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">This mission was carried out as an act of direct reverence and formal presentation. Therefore, we personally proceeded to Quang Nghi\u00eam Monastery to pay homage to the Most Venerable Master. (Please refer to the additional report by lay practitioner T\u00e2m Th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0110\u1ecbnh B\u1ea1ch Xu\u00e2n Ph\u1ebd, published on various websites on May 3, 2026.)\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13676 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/654430531_3421795087976877_4540653406324313614_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/654430531_3421795087976877_4540653406324313614_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/654430531_3421795087976877_4540653406324313614_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/654430531_3421795087976877_4540653406324313614_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/654430531_3421795087976877_4540653406324313614_n.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">He has compassionately and joyfully accepted the request of the Unified Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha, both in the country and abroad, to be ceremonially installed on the supreme Dharma seat as Sangha President. Therefore, we all deeply appreciate and are profoundly grateful for his boundless kindness.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13677 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/653873895_3421794867976899_3416574414844540624_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/653873895_3421794867976899_3416574414844540624_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/653873895_3421794867976899_3416574414844540624_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/653873895_3421794867976899_3416574414844540624_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/653873895_3421794867976899_3416574414844540624_n.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Although he is now 86 years old and has lived in the United States for more than 40 years, he has not yet had the opportunity to return to visit his ancestral monastery and former homeland. He originally studied at Hu\u1ec7 Nghi\u00eam Buddhist Institute, in the same cohort as Most Venerable Th\u00edch B\u1ea3o L\u1ea1c, who is currently residing in Australia. Indeed, this is the interdependent arising of countless conditions, unfolding through the continuous interplay of causes and conditions.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13678 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/672684688_3448972275259158_1112622550000258334_n-1024x667.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/672684688_3448972275259158_1112622550000258334_n-1024x667.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/672684688_3448972275259158_1112622550000258334_n-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/672684688_3448972275259158_1112622550000258334_n-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/672684688_3448972275259158_1112622550000258334_n.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">It is difficult to find words that can fully express the lingering reflections and emotions after the eight-week Dharma propagation journey, during which the delegation traveled across many states, visiting numerous temples, meditation centers, monasteries, Dharma study classes, and lay households.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13679 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/653049839_3421795324643520_1143080528202456296_n-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/653049839_3421795324643520_1143080528202456296_n-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/653049839_3421795324643520_1143080528202456296_n-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/653049839_3421795324643520_1143080528202456296_n-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/653049839_3421795324643520_1143080528202456296_n-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">We, the Head of the Dharma Propagation Delegation in Europe and America, would like to represent all members of this mission, including: 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, Senior Venerable Th\u00edch H\u1ea1nh \u0110\u1ecbnh, Senior Venerable Th\u00edch H\u1ea1nh Gi\u1edbi, and Senior Venerable Th\u00edch Thi\u1ec7n Tr\u00ed, together with monastics at various local establishments who wholeheartedly supported and facilitated us throughout the journey.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13680 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/677113955_3455535131269539_1407658773404375876_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/677113955_3455535131269539_1407658773404375876_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/677113955_3455535131269539_1407658773404375876_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/677113955_3455535131269539_1407658773404375876_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/677113955_3455535131269539_1407658773404375876_n.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Through such invaluable support and favorable conditions, this Dharma propagation mission was successfully fulfilled in a solemn atmosphere filled with profound meaning and accomplishment.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13681 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/682276513_3461253390697713_911060735552923727_n-1024x631.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/682276513_3461253390697713_911060735552923727_n-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/682276513_3461253390697713_911060735552923727_n-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/682276513_3461253390697713_911060735552923727_n-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/682276513_3461253390697713_911060735552923727_n.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">With palms respectfully joined together<\/span><\/strong>, we would like to express our deepest and most sincere \u201c<strong><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">GRATITUDE<\/span><\/strong>\u201d to the Venerable monks and nuns, the temples, monasteries, institutes, and fellow Buddhist devotees who wholeheartedly supported and provided favorable conditions for this meaningful Dharma propagation journey.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13682 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/689225760_3469584929864559_4816479026195189397_n-1024x643.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/689225760_3469584929864559_4816479026195189397_n-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/689225760_3469584929864559_4816479026195189397_n-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/689225760_3469584929864559_4816479026195189397_n-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/689225760_3469584929864559_4816479026195189397_n.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 170%; color: #282828; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Written and completed at 10:00 a.m. on May 5, 2026, at H\u1ea3i \u0110\u1ee9c Temple, Jacksonville, Northern Florida, United States of America.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13687 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/691627045_3470661463090239_4567076155970366459_n-1024x743.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/691627045_3470661463090239_4567076155970366459_n-1024x743.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/691627045_3470661463090239_4567076155970366459_n-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/691627045_3470661463090239_4567076155970366459_n-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/691627045_3470661463090239_4567076155970366459_n.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13686 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/679438118_3460035640819488_3944556257268799249_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/679438118_3460035640819488_3944556257268799249_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/679438118_3460035640819488_3944556257268799249_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/679438118_3460035640819488_3944556257268799249_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/679438118_3460035640819488_3944556257268799249_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/679438118_3460035640819488_3944556257268799249_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13685 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/678794707_3455536157936103_8524381050306184396_n-1024x606.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/678794707_3455536157936103_8524381050306184396_n-1024x606.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/678794707_3455536157936103_8524381050306184396_n-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/678794707_3455536157936103_8524381050306184396_n-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/678794707_3455536157936103_8524381050306184396_n.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13691 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/655483117_3427322447424141_8519041153577745757_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/655483117_3427322447424141_8519041153577745757_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/655483117_3427322447424141_8519041153577745757_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/655483117_3427322447424141_8519041153577745757_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/655483117_3427322447424141_8519041153577745757_n.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HT. Th\u00edch Nh\u01b0 \u0110i\u1ec3n\u00a0 European-American Dharma Propagation\u00a0 \u00a0Translated by Ven. Th\u00edch Tr\u1eebng S\u1ef9 CONCLUSION OF THE TWO-MONTH DHARMA PROPAGATION JOURNEY (FROM MID-MARCH TO EARLY MAY 2026) K\u1ebft th\u00fac chuy\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh d\u00e0i hai th\u00e1ng t\u1eeb gi\u1eefa th\u00e1ng Ba \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00e1ng N\u0103m n\u0103m 2026 The German proverb says: \u201cEnde gut, alles gut,\u201d which means: \u201cAll\u2019s [&hellip;]\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13648,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[206,247,811,536,331],"tags":[822,705],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13646"}],"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=13646"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13712,"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13646\/revisions\/13712"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}