Phuc Thanh Pagoda organizes Vu Lan ceremony to show gratitude to parents and casts a great bell
(Baonghean.vn) -On August 14, at Phuc Thanh Pagoda (Hung Chau Commune, Hung Nguyen District), a ceremony was held to celebrate the casting of the great bell and Vu Lan Festival to show gratitude to Buddhists in the year 2557 - Gregorian calendar 2013.
Attending the event were representatives of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Nghe An province, leaders of the district Party Committee, People's Committee, departments and unions of Hung Nguyen district, along with venerable monks and hundreds of Buddhists from all over the province.
Vu Lan Festival at Phuc Thanh Pagoda
Phuc Thanh Pagoda (Tinh Son Tu) was built during the Tran Dynasty. In 2011, the pagoda was restored according to Decision No. 5333/QD - UBND of the Provincial People's Committee. In 2012, the pagoda was appointed as abbot according to Decision No. 04/QD-BTS of the Buddhist Executive Committee of Nghe An Province. After being restored, the pagoda organized for thousands of Buddhists to come to the pagoda to participate in activities and charity activities in the province.
After the Vu Lan ceremony with the “rose pinned on the lapel” ritual to express gratitude for the birth and upbringing of ancestors, grandparents, parents, the venerable monks and Buddhists performed a ceremony to pour bronze to cast a great bell (temple bell) weighing about 400kg. In addition, the pagoda also held activities such as praying for the souls of martyrs, offering alms to the hungry ghosts, and awarding scholarships worth a total of 70 million VND and bicycles to 20 poor students with good academic performance.
News and photos: Minh Quan
