In the morning of December 6th , 2014 (October 15th Horse Years), with the mind of showing gratitude, the Ceremonyof the 26th Ancestor’ s Death anniversary of the late elder monk Ngo Chan Tu who had found Hoang Phap Pagoda was held in Tay Khanh Pagoda, Cao Mai hamlet, Quang Hung commune, Kien Xuong district, Thai Binh province.

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The ceremony was witnessed with Most Venerable Thich Thanh\r\nDuc, a member of the demonstrating council of the Central of Buddhist Sangha of\r\nVietnam, the supreme demonstrating council of the Central of Buddhist Sangha of\r\nThai Binh province . Senior Ven. Thich Thanh Dinh, a member of the\r\ndemonstrating council of the Central of Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam,

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vice permanent board of Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam in Thai\r\nBinh province, Junior Ven. Thich Thanh Vuong- vice head of of Buddhist Sangha\r\nof Vietnam’s in Thai Binh province; chairman of Committee for religious affair\r\nin Vietnam, Kien Xuong district; monks, nuns from pagodas, delegates, visitors,\r\nand Buddhists attended the ceremony.

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In the solemn atmosphere pertrading religion, Junior Ven.\r\nThich Tam Quan on behalf of His disciples to formulate life story of late great\r\nmost Venerable Ngo Chan Tu, and reviewed some salient points of His life.\r\nAfterward, children from Buddhist family in Tay Khanh operated to offer incense\r\ntreasures in memory of the Most Venerable.

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After the preaching was a ritual. Monks and Buddhists\r\nchanted together. The ceremony ended in the joy and peace of every one.

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On behalf of monks, Most Venerable Thich Thanh Duc had\r\ndharma instruction to all. He praised the grateful mind of followers to their\r\nancestor’s merit. And concurrently expressed all people should practice and\r\nfollow His good example in order to improve their cultivation and contribute to\r\n“the prolonging Dharma and the beneficial, peaceful beings.

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On this occasion, VCDs of “Commemorating the Master”, “As an\r\nElephant on Fight” were offered

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Below are some taken photos:

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Preparation for an ancestor’s death ceremony 2014 \r\n\r\n