Phap Bao Monastery. Phap Bao Monastery, founded in 1984 by Fr. Thich Bao Lac, is located in Western Sydney, address 148 – 154 Edensor Rd, St Johns Park, NSW 2176, on an area of ​​nearly 4000m2. The construction style of the Monastery is influenced by the Japanese architectural form, along with the construction style of the Australian culture. Since 2000, the temple has been listed on the Australian Cultural Heritage List. The whole project of the monastery includes the main hall, the meditation hall, the multi-use room, the residence of the monks and nuns, the dispensary for lay Buddhists, in addition to the Buddhist Library, the Kinh Tam lotus pond. with open-air statue of Quan The Am, Bat Nha drum bell tower, outdoor stage for big holidays, car-park for Buddhists near and far... All occupy nearly 3/4 of the land area. ; and the rest is decorated with a green lawn more than 50 yards long, creating a peaceful, green and cool scene. Currently, the Monastery is preparing to promote the construction of a new Vang Sanh Stupa, to replace the old Stupa, which no longer meets the current growing living needs. In 2006 Venerable Khai Son ascended the throne of Phuong Truong and passed on the role of Abbot to Venerable Thich Pho Huan, the Master's current great disciple. Then, from 2015, managing the Buddhist affairs at the Monastery, by the Venerable Master's next disciple, Sister Thich Nu Giac Anh, was in charge. There is also the dedicated help of three nuns: Thich Nu Giac Duyen, Thich Nu Giac Tri and Thich Nu Giac Niem. The Venerable Master and Venerable Abbot spend more time in meditation and plan to spread the Dharma more broadly in the future. The weekly Buddhist activities of Phap Bao Monastery are still regular every Sunday morning, Before the time of chanting, there is a time to preach the Dharma. In addition, monthly retreats such as Bat Quan Trai, Huan Tu Pure Land, Gio Duyen retreat ... are held regularly in the campus of Phap Bao Monastery. Joint retreats for the two sexes of Uu Ba Tac & Uu Ba Di, retreats exclusively for U Ba Tac and long-term retreats... are held at Da Bao Monastery, Thien Lam Phap Bao, and sometimes To meet the demand for a larger number, the temple had to rent more facilities outside the monastery. Phap Bao is always in mind with the intention of spreading the teachings of liberation as a priority. To first repay the favor of the Three Jewels, then to actually repay the kindness of the patron saints. Praying for the Buddhas of the Ten Directions to prove their blessings for the Monastery to be as desired. As one of many Buddhist temples belonging to the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam Overseas Australia, New Zealand, Phap Bao Monastery has been located in the Bonnyrigg area for 30 years. The abbot since the founding of the mountain, is now the Most Venerable Phuong Truong, the Most Venerable Bao Ha Lac, who established and built the temple, which is very strict and peaceful; as well as building a peaceful and strict spiritual life for the faithful Buddhists. The current abbot, Venerable Thich Pho Huan, is a young monk who left home at the treasure temple with the wish of enlightenment and liberation and guides good men and women to find their true nature in the true spirit of the Dharma. After 30 years of practice, Sangha, The Buddhist nuns of Phap Bao Monastery have joined together to develop and protect the Three Jewels, which has become a serious and crowded ashram today with the following commendable Buddha works: About personnel: Phap Bao Monastery There are a total of 7 monks and nuns: Most Venerable Phuong Truong Thich Bao Lac, Venerable Abbot Thich Pho Huan, Venerable Thich Giac Thuan, Nun Thich Nu Giac Anh, Nun Thich Nu Giac Duyen, Sister Thich Nu Giac Tri , Sister Like Female Giac Nien. 2. Regarding Buddhist activities: In addition to the two main retreats organized by the Buddhist Sangha Church, Kiet Dong An Cu Kiet Dong and the Dharma Retreat, which Phap Bao Buddhists often follow and attend in large numbers at the temple or pagodas. other in Sydney or in states across Australia, the temple also organizes three regular and official retreats each month. It is the Bat Quan Trai retreat that Buddhists attend one day and one night – except for the elderly or predestined who cannot stay at the temple – on the first weekend of each month. The second retreat is Huan Tu Pure Land, dedicated to reciting Buddha's name to seek rebirth from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, conducted on the third Saturday of the month. The third retreat is a retreat for the Upasakas, usually 15 to 25 people attend at Da Bao Monastery one day and one night on the fourth Saturday. In addition, every three months, the temple organizes a joint retreat for Upa Tac and Upa Ba Di at Da Bao Monastery, from 7:00 am on Saturday and ending before 7:00 pm. The number of Buddhists attending was quite large, from 70 people to 180 people with training programs such as: listening to the Dharma, meditating, walking to recite the Buddha's name from the Buddha Recitation Hall to the Da Bao forest. Every month, The temple organizes two prostrations to the Hong Danh, with a large number of Buddhists coming to prostrate at 7:00 pm in winter and 7:30 pm in summer. After that, the audience was taught a short sermon by the Most Venerable Master, Venerable Venerable Master or Monk Giac Anh within 30 minutes. After that, the group of Bodhisattva Precepts stayed at the Zen Hall to recite the Bodhisattva Precepts. In addition, every Sunday, at the time of public activities, including teaching the Dharma, answering questions about the Buddha's teachings, chanting Buddhist prayers, and performing a ceremony to pray for the departed Spirits. On astral holidays, monks and nuns and Buddhists all gather to give alms at Vang Sanh Tower. Three very important festivals that always attract a large number of Buddhists, more than 2000 people each time; These are Buddha's Birthday, Vu Lan Festival and Lunar New Year Festival with the program of celebrating the spring and chanting the Dharma Flower. It is commendable that every day, every month, every year, the practice is held in two times: 6:00 am and 7: 30 evenings went on without interruption (except on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year) with the participation of many faithful Buddhists in chanting and chanting, thanks to the Buddha's power, the Dharma power of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas; Thanks to the grace of Hoa Thuong Phuong Truong, the Monastery exudes the fragrance of liberation rich in religious taste. The Buddhist work of Phap Bao ashram also has a very special activity that the Venerable Monks, because of their vows to propagate the Dharma, benefit from living, and out of compassion for the elementary Buddhists, organize the annual science of cultivation, lasting 10 days. , now is the 17th year. It was the Retreat of Sow Duyen, which brought together nearly 20 full-time Buddhists to reside at the temple and nearly 100 Buddhists to attend the hearing because of their family ties and binding jobs. Dear Lecturer, Teacher, has imparted the basic knowledge of the Buddha's teachings to the Buddhists. help Buddhists have more knowledge and add more Dharma bliss at the end of each year. In 2015, the teachers of Phap Bao Pagoda will officially organize a special 5 days 4 nights special retreat, for a larger number of Buddhists to stay. In order to meet the needs of accommodation facilities for the attending Buddhists, the temple has officially rented a camp land to practice and study. The venue for this year's retreat is the Berry Sport and Recreation Center, 150km from Phap Bao Sydney towards Wollongong. May the Three Jewels bless Dharma retreats like these that will bring more benefits to the entire masses in life. 3. Regarding social charity: Besides practicing, the monks and nuns and Phap Bao Buddhists are also very active in charitable social works. The temple and Buddhists have enthusiastically supported the Church's General Department of Social Charity. Those are the fire disasters in Victoria every year. It was the Tsumani tsunami in the Japanese city of FUKUSHIMA in 2011. It was the typhoon HAIYAN in the Philippines in 2012. Together with Buddhists from the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, the Buddhist Monastery. Bao has sent natural disaster victims gifts, although not much, but with a truly noble moral meaning. In addition, Phap Bao Buddhist Monastery also contributed money to support five Lithgow fire stations during the October 2013 firestorm with a modest amount of five thousand Australian dollars, but also showed their sharing with local people. side in tribulation. With the spirit of mutual support, mutual support and gratitude to the second homeland for humanely taking care of Vietnamese refugees, Buddhists in general and Phap Bao Buddhists in particular, wholeheartedly, always willing to share with the natives. It is a good deed, proving that the Buddha's children always know how to live peacefully and well according to the teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni and according to the tradition of filial piety and benevolence of the Lac Hong lineage from thousands of years ago. again. Phap Bao Buddhists also have an activity full of love and affection. That is the Board of Mindfulness that has linked about 150 members, even though some are still dead. That is visiting and comforting each other when sick and praying for the near-death karma and attending the super-blessing ceremony for the finished members. 4. In terms of facilities: Phap Bao Monastery has been partially renovated to accommodate the needs of Buddhists who often come to the temple to worship and study. Currently, Sister Giac Anh and the public are taking care of the daily Buddhist affairs here. In addition, due to the increasing demand of Buddhists, especially the sending of brocade ashes to the late lay Buddhists more and more, Phap Bao Monastery has found a quite suitable place for the construction of Vang Sanh Tower; as well as the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha in order to create conditions for the Dharma to come to everyone without distinction. That land is called Thien Lam Phap Bao, located in Wallacia, more than 30 minutes drive from Phap Bao Monastery. Currently Venerable Abbot and Venerable Thanh Ngo are resident. Phap Bao Foundation also has Da Bao Monastery, which for nearly four years has been the retreat place of Most Venerable Phuong Truong, Venerable Abbot, Monks and Nuns from Phap Bao Monastery, as well as Most Venerable Nhu Dien (Duc Quoc). used to meditate here. But Da Bao is the place that intentionally conducts specialized retreats for teachers and lay Buddhists, such as the General Retreat, the Upa Tac Course, and the 10-day retreat. And now Venerable Phuong Truong regularly meditates on Da Bao on weekdays. In addition, the delegation of Phap Bao Buddhist Family of more than 100 children also works regularly every Sunday, creating more vibrancy and spirituality for the pure and dignified Phap Bao pagoda, which is respected by many Buddhists. conserve. These are some reports on Buddhist activities of Phap Bao Monastery on the occasion of the 5th General Assembly of the Church, which took place at Quang Duc Monastery, Melbourne city, Australia in 2015. Best regards. to be completely successful, so that the Buddha's vow of Propagation of the Dharma and the Life of the Buddhas as well as the aspiration to Protect the Three Jewels of the Buddha's son always shines in the light of the Compassionate Wisdom and Wisdom of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. 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