Tien Giang: More than 400 monks and nuns participate in the An Cu Kiet Ha retreat

(ABO) On June 11, at Vinh Trang Pagoda, the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Tien Giang province held the opening ceremony of the An Cu Kiet Ha course for Buddhist calendar 2569.

Leaders of Tien Giang province attended the opening ceremony of the An Cu Kiet Ha course, Buddhist calendar 2569.

Most Venerable Thich Quang Loc, Head of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Tien Giang province, spoke at the opening ceremony.

Attending the opening ceremony were Standing Committee member, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department Do Tan Hung; leaders of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and leaders of the Provincial Department of Home Affairs.

This year's An Cu Kiet Ha season has more than 400 monks and nuns participating in studying at 4 summer schools, of which the summer school at Vinh Trang Pagoda and Linh Phong Pagoda is for monks and nuns who are abbots of monasteries to study; the summer school at Phat An Pagoda and Pho Duc Pagoda is for monks and nuns to study; in addition to the 4 concentrated summer schools, there are 2 An Cu locations at monasteries.

Buddhist dignitaries attend the opening ceremony.

Monks and nuns from monasteries in Tien Giang province attended the opening ceremony of the An Cu Kiet Ha course for Buddhist calendar 2569 at Vinh Trang pagoda.

The 3-month summer study program for monks and nuns at the summer schools will have 2 main parts: internal studies including sutras, laws, treatises, history and extracurricular studies including policies of the Party and State...

Venerable Thich Quang Loc, Head of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Tien Giang Province, said: The three-month An Cu Kiet Ha has great significance for the monastic community. It is the time when monks and nuns devote all their time to studying and practicing, restraining their body and mind, and cultivating Precepts - Concentration - Wisdom. An Cu Kiet Ha is also an activity to consolidate and maintain internal strength after months of dedication to serving the Dharma and serving sentient beings.

Deputy Director of the Department of Home Affairs of Tien Giang province Nguyen Thi Kieu Loan presented flowers to congratulate the opening ceremony to Most Venerable Thich Quang Loc, Head of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Tien Giang province.

During the months of confinement, monks and nuns not only receive training and develop their Buddhist studies, increase their merits, virtues, and moral strength, but also have the opportunity to practice communal life in the spirit of the six harmonies, have the opportunity to exchange and share their insights and experiences in practice; at the same time, demonstrate brotherhood and harmony. The tradition of confinement has been preserved by monks and nuns since the time of the Buddha until today as the core for studying and maintaining the inner strength of the Dharma. This is also a characteristic activity of Buddhism.

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