{"id":13747,"date":"2026-03-29T11:55:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T04:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/?p=13747"},"modified":"2026-05-29T22:19:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:19:06","slug":"invitation-letter-to-the-vesak-buddhas-birthday-2650-celebration-and-the-concrete-pouring-ceremony-for-the-basement-construction-of-the-vien-giac-buddhist-institute-hannover-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/invitation-letter-to-the-vesak-buddhas-birthday-2650-celebration-and-the-concrete-pouring-ceremony-for-the-basement-construction-of-the-vien-giac-buddhist-institute-hannover-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Invitation Letter to the Vesak (Buddha\u2019s Birthday) 2650 Celebration and the Concrete Pouring Ceremony for the Basement Construction of the Vien Giac Buddhist Institute, Hannover, Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

HT. Thich Nh\u01b0 \u0110i\u1ec3n<\/a>\u00a0 TT. Th\u00edch H\u1ea1nh \u0110\u1ecbnh<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Translated by Th\u00edch Tr\u1eebng S\u1ef9<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Invitation Letter to the Vesak (Buddha\u2019s Birthday) 2650 Celebration and the Concrete Pouring Ceremony for the Basement Construction of the Vien Giac Buddhist Institute, Hannover, Germany<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hannover, May 28, 2026<\/span>
\nHomage to the Original Teacher, Shakyamuni Buddha.<\/span><\/p>\n

Respectfully paying homage to the Most Venerable Senior Monks, Venerable Elders, and Venerable monks and nuns,<\/span><\/em>
\nDear Buddhist devotees from near and far,<\/span><\/em>
\nThe Most Venerable Founder of Vi\u00ean Gi\u00e1c Monastery has been planning the construction of the Vi\u00ean Gi\u00e1c Buddhist Institute for a considerable period of time. The Institute will consist of one basement level, a ground floor, and three upper floors. The building will be 30 meters wide and 33 meters long, with each floor having an area of nearly 990 square meters.<\/span>
\nThe basement includes technical rooms, storage areas, a community hall, and a fitness area.<\/span>
\nThe ground floor includes offices, a reception room, a medical room, a kitchen, a dining hall, and five bedrooms for the kitchen staff.<\/span>
\nThe first floor includes one library and nine classrooms.<\/span>
\nThe second floor includes 28 bedrooms.<\/span>
\nThe third floor includes a memorial room dedicated to the Most Venerable Founder of Vi\u00ean Gi\u00e1c Monastery, a meditation hall, and three bedrooms.<\/span>
\nFinally, the German government issued the building permit in December 2023. After the bidding process was completed, excavation for the basement began on April 29, 2026. They will finish the excavation tomorrow, May 29, 2026, which marks exactly one month.<\/span>
\nOn the occasion of Vesak (Buddha\u2019s Birthday) at Vien Giac Monastery, Venerable monks and nuns, together with lay Buddhists from near and far, will conduct the concrete pouring ceremony for the basement construction of the Vien Giac Buddhist Institute at 11:00 a.m. on May 30, 2026, in the presence of the two Most Venerable Presidents of the Executive Committee of the European Unified Vietnamese Buddhist Congregation, Most Venerable Th\u00edch T\u00e1nh Thi\u1ec7t and Most Venerable Th\u00edch Nh\u01b0 \u0110i\u1ec3n.<\/span>
\nWe, the monastic Sangha, respectfully announce and joyfully celebrate the Vesak (Buddha\u2019s Birthday) Grand Celebration at Vien Giac Monastery, which also marks the occasion of the establishment of the Vien Giac Buddhist Institute. This is a moment of great joy for the European Unified Vietnamese Buddhist Congregation in general, and for the German Branch and lay Buddhists in particular.<\/span>
\nWe respectfully invite Venerable monks and nuns, as well as lay Buddhists near and far, to kindly arrange their time to attend this ceremony. This is also a spiritual offering and a source of encouragement for the construction committee to successfully fulfill its work in the years to come.<\/span>
\nWe respectfully wish all Venerable monks and nuns a peaceful and joyful Vesak season, with body and mind at ease, abiding in immeasurable happiness under the radiant compassion of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.<\/span>
\nWe respectfully wish all fellow lay Buddhists near and far abundant blessings, happiness, and well-being in their lives. <\/span>
\nNamo Lumbini Garden, the manifestation of the Untroubled Grove, the appearance of the Blessed Birth\u2014Our Original Teacher \u015a\u0101kyamuni Buddha!<\/span><\/p>\n

Vien Giac Monastery, May 28, 2026 <\/span><\/strong>
\nAbbot<\/span><\/strong>
\nBhikkhu Th\u00edch H\u1ea1nh \u0110\u1ecbnh<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Th\u01b0 M\u1eddi tham d\u1ef1 L\u1ec5 Ph\u1eadt \u0110\u1ea3n 2650 v\u00e0 L\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ed5 b\u00ea t\u00f4ng x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng t\u1ea7ng h\u1ea7m \u1edf ngo\u00e0i H\u1ecdc Vi\u1ec7n Ph\u1eadt Gi\u00e1o Vi\u00ean Gi\u00e1c, Hannover, \u0110\u1ee9c Qu\u1ed1c<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n