Rinpoche is widely respected as a young yet erudite master, having attained the scholarly rank of Khenpo, equivalent to a modern Ph.D. in Buddhist Philosophy.
The first Buddhist Culture Museum in the country was
opened yesterday at the city''s Quan The Am (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva)
Pagoda with an exhibition of over 500 Buddhist antiques.
Hundreds of Buddhist antiques which have been stored
in a temple in Da Nang City for many years will be exhibited to the
public on December 24 for the first time.
Buddhist bikku (monk) Thich The Tuong has been
working hard to turn his one hectare farm into a bamboo conservatory on
the Son Tra Mountain, which protects over 110 bamboo species.
A grand Buddhist ceremony will be held for the first time at the
Culture Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Son Tay town on
the outskirts of Ha Noi.
HCM City cultural centres and art troupes are set to
put on a slew of shows to celebrate the annual Buddhist holiday of Vu
Lan, an event that eulogises motherly love celebrated through the
seventh lunar month which began on Sunday.
Dignitaries of the Buddhist Sangha of Viet Nam chant
for peace on the East Sea during a ceremony held yesterday in Ca Long
Ward, Mong Cai City in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh.
