Hau Giang (VNA) – A new Zen Buddhist monastery wasinaugurated in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on June 17.
The Hau Giang Zen Buddhist Monastery covers an area of4.2 hectares in Vinh Tuong commune, Long My town, accommodating some 250 monksand nuns. It is also served as the head office of Hau Giang’s Buddhist Sanghaof Vietnam (BSV).
The construction of the monastery started in 2014 with atotal investment of nearly 300 billion VND (13.2 million USD), largely fundedby Lien Viet Post Bank.
It will be headed by Venerable Thich Dao Nhu.
In his remarks at the temple’s opening ceremony, ViceChairman of the People’s Committee of Hau Giang Dong Van Thanh said the monasteryis important to the preservation and promotion of traditional values ofBuddhist culture and a part of the province’s historic and cultural relics.
He expected that the Hau Giang Zen Buddhist Monasterywill guide monks, nuns and followers to practise Buddhism, keeping in mind whatare beneficial to the country and people and in accordance with the charter ofthe BSV and state law.
Thanh also urged the monastery to encourage monks, nunsand followers to actively take part in the country’s patriotic movements and localeconomic development, social welfare, and poverty reduction programmes.-VNA
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