Thousands of people attend Vu Lan ceremony to show filial piety and place Buddha statue at Huong Pagoda
(Baonghean.vn) - At the Vu Lan festival, Huong Pagoda held a ceremony to place the statue of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara and presented 125 gifts to families in difficult circumstances.
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On the morning of August 24, Huong Pagoda, My Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District solemnly held the Vu Lan ceremony to show gratitude to the Buddha in the 2563rd Buddhist year and installed the Buddha statue. From early morning, many Buddhists were present at Huong Pagoda on Tu Va mountain range. |
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| Attending the ceremony were representatives of the Provincial Fatherland Front, leaders of Yen Thanh district, monks and nuns and thousands of Buddhists inside and outside the province. In the photo: Scene of the Vu Lan ceremony at Huong Pagoda. |
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| Among the thousands of people attending the ceremony, there were many Buddhists who traveled hundreds of kilometers from distant provinces such as Quang Ninh and Hai Phong. |
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Before the altar, the monks shared a Dharma talk about the gratitude of parents for giving birth and raising them, reminding Buddhists and everyone to always remember the gratitude of parents, grandparents, and ancestors, demonstrating the morality of "drinking water, remembering its source", "eating fruit, remembering the person who planted the tree". In the photo: Incense offering ceremony to Buddha. |
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| Solemn ceremony of pinning roses on the chest of the monks and Buddhists. |
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| Within the framework of the ceremony, a ceremony was held to install the statue of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara on the Ngu Hanh Son project, nearly 80m long. |
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| The statue of Buddha Quan The Am is made of white Quy Hop stone, 5m high, weighs 18 tons. |
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| At the end of the ceremony, the pagoda presented 125 gifts to disadvantaged families in the area, each gift including a box of instant noodles, MSG, cooking oil, sugar... Huong Pagoda is one of the pagodas that held the last Vu Lan ceremony in the province. |