Buddhism is developing across Vietnam.Ha Noi, Vietnam -- "Vietnamese Buddhism is developing strongly," Most Venerable Thich tri Quang Thich Tri Quang (born 1924) is a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist Buddhist monk best known for his role in leading South Vietnam’s Buddhist majority during the Buddhist crisis in 1963. , Vice Chairman of the Viet Nam Buddhism Sanghas (VBS See VBScript. ) assorted while talking with a Viet Nam News Việt Nam News (VNS) is a daily English-language newspaper, published in Hanoi by the Vietnam News Agency, the news service of the government of Vietnam. The newspaper was first published in 1991. agency reporter at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Viet Nam Buddhist Institute in Ha Noi's outlying district of Sac Son on Saturday. Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, who is also Head of VBS central committee's Dharma dharma (där`mə). In Hinduism, dharma is the doctrine of the religious and moral rights and duties of each individual; it generally refers to religious duty, but may also mean social order, right conduct, or simply virtue. Dissemination Department, said Viet Nam Currently has 40,000 monks and nuns Monks and Nuns See also church; religion. anchoritism the practice of retiring to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion. — anchorite, anchoret, n. — anchoritic, anchoretic, adj. , around 10 million Buddhist followers, and 14,500 worshipping places. Every year, hundreds of pagodas and worshipping places are built repaired with the donations of follows at home and abroad. The monk said that that the VBS intends to increasingly promote Buddhism in mountainous areas, aiming for even development throughout the country. Speaking about the teaching of Buddhism, the most Venerable said, pagodas often hold sessions on Buddhist teaching for followers while the VBS's newspaper Giac Ngo (Enlightenment) carried articles on basic Buddhist teachings. He highlighted the eagerness with which follows in the Southern region are pursing studies. Viet Nam has thus far established tree Buddhist institutes in Ha Noi, the central city of Hue and Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, city (1997 pop. 5,250,000), on the right bank of the Saigon River, a tributary of the Dong Nai, Vietnam. , with the enrolment of 1,000 monks and nuns, he noted. In addition to these institutes, there are five colleges and 30 junior colleges teaching Buddhism, which presently train nearly 4,000 monks and nuns, along with hundred of classes organised by the VBS's chapters at localities. Hundreds of monks and nuns are taking courses at Buddhist institutes in 10 countries and territories, including India with some 200 Vietnamese students. These graduates with many holding M.A. and Ph.D. degrees, are holding important post at the VBS and also lecture at Buddhist schools. Monk Thich Tri Quang added that the VBS is working on a project to open a school to train monks and nuns for Therevada Khmer Buddhism. VNA VNA abbr. Visiting Nurse Association .Nov. 6, 2004 Courtesy: The Buddhist Channel |
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