Going to the pagoda at the beginning of the year to pray for the best in the new year is a cultural beauty of the Vietnamese people, which is always preserved by the Vietnamese community in the capital Vientiane, Laos.
Phat Tich Pagoda in Vientiane, Laos is a familiar place of cultural and spiritual activities of the Vietnamese community in Vientiane. Right from the early morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year 2023, many Vietnamese people came to offer incense to the Buddha, wishing for the best in the new year.
Abbot of Phat Tich pagoda in Vientiane capital – Venerable Thich Minh Quang said that going to the temple to worship Buddha on the first day of the year is a typical culture of Vietnamese people that has existed for thousands of generations. Going to the temple to worship Buddha, focusing on the good, each person will take the good as the first to enter a happy and peaceful new year.
In the sound of the temple bells ringing, the smoke of incense mingles with the atmosphere of the coming spring day, making everyone feel light and relaxed, leaving behind all worries in daily life.
Ma Thi Kim Cuong, an overseas Vietnamese living in Laos, said that for more than 30 years, on the first day of the traditional New Year, she and her family have come to the temple to worship Buddha and pray for peace and for the whole family to have a safe new year. prosperous prosperity.
| Vietnamese people in Laos go to pagodas on the first day of the Lunar New Year 2023. (Photo: HAI TIEN). |
Ms. Vuong Thi Thuy Dung, an overseas Vietnamese living in Laos for 8 years shared that this year she did not return to her hometown to celebrate Tet but welcomed her mother from Vietnam to Laos to celebrate Tet with her children and grandchildren.
When I was still in Vietnam, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, my whole family went to the temple. Since moving to Laos to live until now, if it is not possible to return to Vietnam to celebrate Tet, her family goes to Phat Tich Pagoda in Vientiane capital every 1st day to pray for a peaceful and happy new year for the whole family.
In the country of Million Elephants, Vietnamese temples are not only a place of familiar spiritual and cultural activities of many Vietnamese people living abroad, but also a place to unite relatives towards the beloved Fatherland.
Currently, throughout Laos, there are 13 Vietnamese temples built. The temples are not only places of religious activities but also cultural activities of the Vietnamese community in the beautiful country of Trieu Voi.
In particular, Phat Tich Pagoda in the capital Vientiane is the pride of the Vietnamese community in Laos because of its architecture imbued with Vietnamese culture. The pagoda has an area of regarding 1,300m .2 With the highlight is the 7-storey stupa, on the top of the tower is the place where a yellow Buddha statue is erected.
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