Congratulations on Quan-Am Bodhisattva's enlightenment day (June 19th of the Lunar calendar), which is also an important moment to launch the project to construct the Quan-Am Phat-Dai temple (Nha Mat Ward, Bac Lieu City), the Provincial Executive Administrative Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha accompanied with Buddhist monks and nuns have organized a 3-day Bodhisattva Memorial Ceremony to blessed for the project to be achieved successful soon. The first day of the ceremony, August 3rd, 2023 (June 17th/Qi Mao), celebrated by Most Venerable Thich Giac Nghi, Chairman of the Provincial Executive Administrative Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Bac Lieu.
Quan-Am Bodhisattva (Skt. Avalokiteśvara), with his vows to listen to all the suffering and cries of sentient beings so that he can save them from suffering. Belief on Quan-Am Bodhisattve has become a popular belief spreading throughout the human world, especially Quan-Am Nam-Hai in Bac Lieu has long become a spiritual refuge for lay Buddhists. On the occasion of the Bodhisattva's enlightenment, lay Buddhists, and clergies from many places have returned here to worship, respectfully offer gifts, incense and flowers to Quan-Am.
Venerable monks recite incense verse, practice prostration, bow to the Five Hundred Titles of Quan-Am Bodhisattve and recite the Great Compassion Mantra with sincerity, praying for peace for the country and people, hope to eredicate epidemics, and the restoration of the Quan-Am Phat-Dai project to be completed soon.
In the 3-days ceremonial program, August 3rd-- 5th, 2023 (June 17th -19th /Quy Mao), the ashrams of Bach Lien Pagoda, Long Phuoc Pagoda, Phap Tanh Tinh That, Hue Quang Pagoda, Ngoc Loi Monastery alternately return to recite sutras at the Quan-Am Temple. The ceremony has be completed after the giving foods to hungry ghost ritual on the last day of August 5th, 2023 (June 19th/Quy Mao).
Here are some recorded images:
By the Infomation and Communition Section in Bạc Liêu.
