(Baonghean.vn) - To help children love and live responsibly towards their family, relatives as well as the landscape and living environment around them, Gam Pagoda (Yen Thanh) organizes a summer retreat "Nurturing lotus buds" for students aged 12 to 18.
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The Gam Temple and Pagoda historical and cultural relic is located in the Gam Ru spiritual and ecological tourist complex in Xuan Thanh Commune (Yen Thanh) and was built during the Tran Dynasty to worship the gods who have contributed to protecting the country and the people. The pagoda is a religious architectural work, built by the people to worship Buddha Sakyamuni and Bodhisattvas. Photo: Thu Huong |
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| Every year, Gam Pagoda organizes a summer retreat called "Nurturing Lotus Seeds" for students aged 12-15 and students aged 15-18. Each retreat lasts 7 days with nearly 400 children participating. Photo: Thu Huong |
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| Summer retreat with many rich and useful activities such as sports activities, cultural and artistic exchanges, life skills exchanges, meditation teaching... Photo: Thu Huong |
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| In addition, children can explore nature, learn respect, learn traffic safety laws, no smoking, no alcohol, no swearing, learn to be independent, know how to share work... Photo: Thu Huong |
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| Children experience the bell ringing ceremony at Gam Pagoda. Photo: Thu Huong |
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| At each retreat, the students also receive help from volunteer students (who have participated in previous retreats at Gam Pagoda) in cooking vegetarian dishes. Photo: Thu Huong |
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The summer retreat at Gam Pagoda attracts children from districts and cities in the province. Here, they learn how to give and receive, and appreciate the love around them. Photo: Thu Huong |
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| From here, friendships became closer, many couples became close from the common house at Gam Pagoda. Photo: Thu Huong |
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| The retreat left the students with many beautiful memories and meaningful lessons, helping them become more steadfast and determined when entering the new school year. Photo: Thu Huong |
Thu Huong
