Visiting pagodas in Vung Tau and buying wood to make Buddha statue

On Dec. 26th, 2019 (lunar Dec.1st, the Pig year). Junior Ven. Thich Tam Hue and Buddhists at Hoang Phap Pagoda came to Vung Tau City to prostrate Buddha, visit a number of temples, monasteries to prepare for a pilgrimage to visit ten pagoda scenes on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

The first place would be Hoang Phap Pagoda (Hoc Mon, Ho Chi Minh City), the delegation will come to Ngoc Hai Vihara (Long Dien, Ba Ria - Vung Tau), Buu Lam Pagoda, Huynh Lam Vihara, Buu Phat Temple, ThichCa pagoda, Pho Quang pagoda, Hue Chieu monastery and Thien Hoa nunnery.

After that, the delegation went to Van Phat Quang Dai Tong Lam Temple (Ba Ria - Vung Tau), is managed by the Venerable Thich Quang Hien, covering an area of 40 ha, where he worshiped "Hien Kiep Thien Phat Bao Thap". The monk allowed to plant 10,000 trees, each of which symbolizes a Buddha.

Next, the delegation went to the wooden port in Dong Nai to buy Red wood to sculpt a 5m high Buddha statue, 5 ton weight and make offerings to Bon pagoda in Nghe An.

On this occasion, the delegation came the house Colonel Doctor - Faculty II Nguyễn Quốc Bình, 89 year old, former Director of 115 Hospital, excellent physician at 188/3 Thanh Thai, Ward 12, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City. He visited and invited the delegation of doctors to the Gratitude ceremony on Dec. 31st, 2019, would be held at Hoang Phap Pagoda. Reportedly, in recent years, the physician Nguyen Quoc Binh is old and weak, but still actively participates in guiding the Red Cross volunteer Doctors with Hoang Phap Pagoda's Charity Board to examine and treating poor people in difficult areas.

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