Nearly 80 billion VND (3.8 million USD) has been invested in thebuilding of a Buddhist institute in the Central Highlands province ofGia Lai.
According to the headmaster, Most Venerable ThichTam Tuong, the institute will be located in Dien Phu commune with atotal area of 10 hectares.
Construction began in late 2012 and is expected to be completed in 2016.
The institute has enrolled 75 students, who are monks and nuns atpagodas from the Central Highlands provinces of Dak Nong, Kon Tum, LamDong, Gia Lai and central Khanh Hoa Province, for its first trainingcourse.-VNA