BIOGRAPHY
GERMAN  elders  Venerable  Thich Tam  Chau
SHANGHAI PRIME  Buddhist Church VIETNAM IN THE WORLD

I- BODY:VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.

            He was born in  the family  Doan on November 2, 1921 (Tan-Dau), in Ninh Binh, North Vietnam ,  Vietnam . He is the youngest son of the four  brothers  in the family. He  entered the religion  at 11 years old. The-monk was Venerable Thich-Thanh-Kinh, aka Linh-Quang, belonging to Tổ Phượng-Ban (Yên-Liêu, Yên-Khánh, Ninh-Bình). After five months  of studying , he  ordained  Sa Di  at the place of Dong-Dac (Kim-Son),  ordained  Bhikkhu (1941) at Bat-Long pagoda (Ninh-Binh), and  took the precepts of  Bo-slap at Venerable-Venerable Thich-Thanh-Thieu, or Venerable Thich-Duc-Nhuan. He  attended school at Dong-Dac pagoda, Phuc-Chinh pagoda, Phu-Lang pagoda, Quan-Su pagoda (Hanoi).

II-  ACTION :

            In the North: He is responsible for the position of Duy-Na, Tri-Khach in Buddhism-school. He often  attended  ceremonies,  gave lectures  at invited places  . He  often dwells  in the places of Dong-Dac and Phuong-Ban; Abbot of Phuc-Dien Pagoda (Kim-Son); to build  Quang-Nghiem (Ha-Tu) and Hoang-Hoa pagodas in Hong-Gai, Bai Chay, Ha-Lam and Ha-Tu areas of Quang-Yen province, North-part and Vietnam. And, He has  assumed  the following positions:

            1951 - Member  Founder  General  Buddhist Vietnam  in Hue, held-for Commissioner  Rite  Board  Tri The General  Buddhist Vietnam .

            1952: Participated in establishing the Nation-wide Buddhist Sangha Church of Vietnam, led by Venerable Tue-Tibet as Thuong-Thu, Venerable Tri-Hai as Tri-Su-Truong. He served as the Tri-Pho-Pho and Hoa-Thuong Cuong-Lien as General Secretary.

            1955: In the South: He created Giac-Minh Pagoda, founded  the  North Vietnamese Monks  Church  in the South and assumed the position of Giac-Minh Pagoda Master and President of the Church. After that, he created Tu-Quang pagoda  and established it The Quan-Yin Festival and the Phung-Buddhist Association. He established more temples in many places throughout the South (from Da Nang to the south). These pagoda scenes, the first name is the word "Từ", such as Từ-Ân (Nha-Trang), Từ-Hưng (Ban-mes-thuot), Từ-Thắng (Vũng Tàu), Từ-Khánh (Quận Tư, Saigon), Tu-Tan (Tan-Binh district), Tu-Tho (Phu-Tho), Tu-Dinh (Tan-Dinh), Tu-Minh (Phan-dinh-Phung), Tu-Long (Thu-Duc, now it is changed to Thien-Minh pagoda, Tu-Quang pagoda (Vung Tau), Quan-Am pagoda (Phu-Nhuan) and in 1964 am the throne of Vietnam-Vietnam Quoc-Tu, Tran-Quoc-Toan Street, Saigon.

            1956: He was Vice President  of Vietnam Buddhist Association .

            Early 1963: President of the Inter- Buddhist Committee   Against the Sakya Film.

            May 5.163: President of the Intergovernmental Committee for the  Protection of  Buddhism  calls  for  religious equality  during the time of Ngo Dinh Diem government in South  Vietnam .

            In December 1963, he became Head of the Organizing Committee of the Great Congress, founded the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam and was elected as the Head of the  Institute for the Conversion  of the First Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam  .

            1966:   Founding  member and Vice President of  the Buddhist Church  Sangha  World  in Sri- Lanka         

            1969: He organized the General-Assembly Church Sangha  World   Term 2 and the Buddhist-Catholic  World  CSS  Xa-Hoi at Saigon, he was elected Chairman of the  Buddhist  Liturgy The  Social  World About .

           1970: President of the  Buddhist  Union  World  (Seoul, South Korea).

            In 1975, he went on a religious trip  to  France, created Tu-Quang pagoda in Nice, France,  established  the Dharma-World Buddhist Association-Society in France, and the Buddhist Spirit-Leader. Dharma Teaching of Hong-Hien Pagoda (Fréjus - France)

            1976: Leader of Spirit-Leaders and President of Dharma Association of Việt-Việt and actively constructing the setting of the temple of Hồng-Terrace. Also from this year onwards, he is  often  present in Canada and the United States, giving spiritual guidance to Vietnamese Buddhists far from home, encouraging the  building of  Buddhism and the road to  study  Buddhism.

            1977: Together with Buddhists-Buddhists  build  Lien-Hoa pagoda, recite Buddha-Foot-Nhu (Toronto), guide Buddhists and encourage the creation of Quang-Quang Pagoda (S. Houston, Texas).

            1978: Spiritual Instruction of Lien-Hoa Pagoda (Brossard) and Amitabha Temple (Toronto).

           1979: Presiding over the Congress to establish  Overseas Vietnamese-Vietnamese Sangha Church  at Giac-Hoang Pagoda (Washington DC, USA) and assuming the position of Thuong-Thu  Church . Spiritual leader The  Community  Church of Giac-Hoang pagoda and Buddha-Quang pagoda (Houston, Texas). And, from this year onwards, he often lectures, transmits the rules,  encourages  the  building of  Buddha-streets like Giac-Quang pagoda (Oklahoma), etc.

            1981: Spiritual leader and President of the Church Council of Giac-Hoang pagoda (Hoa-Thinh-Don) and Lien-Hoa pagoda (Canada). This year visiting Australia-Asia.

            1984:  Established  Vietnam Buddhist Church in the World and assumed the position of Thuong-Thu. He  established  Members for Churches in other countries, such as Buddha-Quang pagoda and Buddha-Da pagoda in Australia; Giac-Hoang pagoda, Buddha-Quang, Phap-Quang, Nam-Quang, Quan-Am, Phap-Hoa ... in the US; Hong-Hien, Tu-Quang and Quan-Am pagodas in France and Lien-Hoa, Tu-An, Di-Da, To-Dinh Tu Quang and Chan-Quang temples  in Canada.

            1989: First  most of  member  Council Presbyterian  Church  Sangha  World .

            2008: Creating Vien-Quang Monastery in South Carolina, USA, etc.

            2000: He  proved  masters  Khanh Thanh  Bao Tuong  Duc  Quan  at  Center  Buddhist  - Temple  Vietnam , Houston, Texas, United States. and for 14 years he was also popular throne  Prove  Guru  for  Festival of  Guanyin  - On  Pilgrimage  and  Prayer .

            2012:   On the occasion  of the  10th Great  Buddhist Congress of Vietnam Buddhist Church in the World  , he  demonstrated the  Supreme  Grand Opening Ceremony  of  Vien Quang Monastery  .

            2013 He organized the first  Dharma  Compassion Conference  at  Vien Quang Monastery  .

            In 2014 he organized  the Congress  Annual  30th and  the celebration of  the 30th anniversary of  establishment of  Buddhist Church of Vietnam World  .

            In August 2015, after holding the nuns' novitiate school for the first time   at Vien Quang Monastery  in   South Carolina, USA, he  became seriously ill  and  returned to Tu Quang  Family   , Canada to recuperate. Due to advanced age and poor health, his  equanimity  gather god  died  at 10gio 20 am August 22, 2015 at  abbot  Patriarchal  Tu Quang , Canada, at the age of 95 years,  lowered the Greek  74. END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.8/7/2020.