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Hoa Thuong Tinh Van. In 1967, in Taiwan, the Buddha's Light International Association (BLIA/PQS) was born under the leadership of Venerable Tinh Van. Since then, the organization has continuously developed in all aspects. On the surface, PQS is an attempt to restore the beautiful, magnificent ancient architecture to introduce people to a mysterious teaching of the Buddha. PQS is a fully equipped organization, very sophisticated technology, a telecommunications center with the best equipment, a 2,200-seat conference hall for international Buddhist conferences with equipment. Audiovisual of each seat is fitted perfectly. PQS can be considered as the first Buddhist monastery in the world with computerized work management. Visitors to PQS are covered with free accommodation and feel at home. It is said that PQS is a valuable asset of the East. Indeed, it is an eloquent demonstration of the late 20th-century face of Buddhism as a religion, a culture, education, charity and an attractive landscape for all in society. So, how is PQS an organization? In this article, we try to introduce some key features of this organization and the founder and leader of PQS. * FEATURES ABOUT HOA THUONG TINH VAN, THE ENVIRONMENTER AND LEADING BUDDHA QUANG SON. Venerable Tinh Van: Ven. Master Hsing Yun was born on July 22, 1927 (Ding Mao) in Chiangtu village, Chiangsu province, China. The father is Mr. Li Kuo Shen and the mother is Mr. Liu Yu Ying. He was the third child in a family of four brothers and one sister. When he was 5 years old, he went to live with his grandmother and started a vegetarian diet. At the age of eight, he went to a village school and at the age of 13 left home with HT Chinh Kai at Chinh Sia pagoda with the dharma name wu che, later becoming the 48th disciple of the Lin Chi Zen lineage of Chinese Zen Buddhism. In 1947, he attended Chiao Shan Buddhist University. In 1948, he went to abbot of a temple in Nanjing and became editor of a PG newspaper. In 1949, civil war broke out in the country. HT went to Keelung, Taiwan and took up residence at Yuan Kuang Temple. Here he published his first book, "Singing in Silence". In 1950 he began to study Japanese and became the editor of the monthly "Life" (Life). In 1953, the book of Pho Mon was published. In 1954, at Tei Yin Temple and began to preach in rural areas and prisons. In 1955, he gave lectures around Taiwan and published the book " In 1975, a three-day lecture was held at the National Art Hall, the headquarters of the Government of Taiwan. In 1976, the newspaper published Phat Quang Hoc Bao, built the Pho Mon School of Buddhism, printed the Buddha's Tripitaka and held a ceremony to inaugurate a statue of 10,000 Buddhas at PQS. In 1978, he was awarded an honorary doctorate degree at Oriental University, USA; was elected as the President of the International Buddhist Association for Social Affairs. In 1979, the magazine "Phu Mon" was printed and the program "Gan Lo" was broadcast on Taiwan Television. In 1980, he was elected as the President of the Indian Cultural Research Association at the Chinese Culture University. In 1981, he was a visiting professor in the PG philosophy department at Chinese University. In 1982, held the 5th International Buddhist Conference in Taiwan. In 1984, the Buddhist University was built at Phap Hien Pagoda, Kaohsiung. In 1987, founded and served as President of the American Buddhist Youth Association. In 1988, the Tathagata Pagoda was inaugurated in the US and printed the Great Encyclopedia of Phat Quang. In 1989, the International Congress of Zen Studies was held at PQS. In 1990, US Vice President Al Gore visited PQS and then the HT organized a preaching trip in America and Europe. In 1992, the Buddha Light International Association was established; organized the first dharma tour in Africa. In 1994, he was recognized as an honorary citizen of the United States and published the Diary (20 volumes). From 1994 until now, Tinh Van HT has devoted a lot of time to developing Buddhism in Western countries through the International Fo Quang Son Association, a Buddhist organization that has made a very strong impression on the Western world (the association has been working in Vietnam since 1994). holding annual congress in Canada, Australia, France, USA ....). * SOME KEY FEATURES OF INTERNATIONAL BUDDHA ORGANIZATION: I. BUDDHA QUANG SON ORGANIZATION FOR BUDDHA EDUCATION AND CULTURE: PQS was established not only interested in the field of education but also providing cultural programs to people through Buddha's teachings. On that basisБS has reached tens of thousands of people around the world. PQS has established itself in bringing benefits to people. As a result, both the giver and the receiver gain peace and liberation through the expansion of the PQS teaching process. The main work of the Association in terms of education includes: 1. Sponsoring meetings, seminars on culture and community education. 2. Sponsoring seminars, conferences on universal education and Buddhist education at home and abroad. 3. Recruiting and training talented monks and nuns to represent PQS in preaching around the world. 4. Provide financial support to print Buddhist scriptures for the purpose of developing the Dharma to bring happiness and peace to everyone. 5. Sponsor cultural and educational exchanges of the society. 6. And cultural activities related to Buddhism (PG).... A lecture by Tinh Van Monastery Since its inception, PQS has had positive developments and various advocates for cultural activities: In 1988, PQS sponsored the following activities; Sponsoring the Taiwan Artists Association calligraphy exhibition ; organize the printing of the series "Chinese Encyclopedia PG" ; Sponsor the 18th conference on philosophy to be held in Great Britain ; Sponsored the 16th International Buddhist Fellowship to be held in the US, and the 20th to be held in Australia in October 1998). Since 1989 until now, PQS has sponsored activities such as helping to award scholarships to famous scholars to study in the US, Japan, India and countries in Europe ; Sponsoring PQS summer camps and PG seminars ; Sponsoring the Chinese Daily newspaper in the anti-drug campaign; Organized a world Buddhist teaching competition in 1991, including 65 exam rooms for 50,000 Buddhists around the world to compete. II. FOOD QUANG SON WITH CHINA'S TARGET AND BUDDHA'S DIVISION : The teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha were formerly translated into Chinese during the Han Dynasty. In the Qin Dynasty, the first Chinese Tripitaka was published. Since then, there have been many times to review and reprint this Tripitaka. Because Buddhism is a very deep and complex discipline with many confusing terms and definitions. People today often have difficulty and become depressed when they encounter ancient scriptures, because they are difficult to read and very difficult to understand. Seeing this, in 1977, Most Venerable Tinh Van has established a Committee to Edit the Tripitaka with the participation of qualified elders and famous scholars. The task of this Committee is to compile the Tripitaka in a modern language, with the hope that this new edition will make it easier for readers to understand, to understand more broadly, and to gain faith in the Dharma. stronger. In addition to the work on the PQS Tripitaka, PQS also published the Fo Kuang Encyclopedia (Fo Kuang Encyclopedia) printed in 1988 after ten years of hard work. In 1978, Tinh Van Sangha initiated the work of compiling the Phat Quang Dai Dictionary. This compilation has gathered over two hundred participants, most of whom are from PQS Academy. First step, The committee brought out the Great Tripitaka of all times to revise it, and divide it into 16 different categories. The committee organized editing, proofreading, hoping to shorten the time. After ten years of hard work, in 1988, the project was completed. This is a PG dictionary that gathers hundreds of thousands of documents, including 9 books, 23,000 entries, 7,000,000 terms and 5,000 pictures, charts to explain from shallow to deep, to complement the literary places. self-explanation is not enough, not enough. As for terms, Buddhist nouns, places, names, monasteries, amphitheaters, religious sects, historical records, chapters, rituals, sadhanas, construction art, koan dialogues, etc. Nothing is not listed, nothing is not thoroughly introduced. For today's people, this is indeed a Buddhist Encyclopedia, not to be missed. III. Phat Quang Son Publishing House: For the purpose of spreading the teachings, since 1959, Fo Quang Son Publishing House (NXBPQS) has published more than 360 scriptures, cassettes and video tapes in Chinese, English and Korean languages. Tien. Many works have been recognized as pleasing readers and making a certain contribution to society. For example, the book "Water is my teacher" (Water is my teacher) received the literary prize of Kaohsiung city in 1986 and the book Fo Guang Dai Dictionary received the national gold medal award in 1989. the publication of various publications such as classics, history, literature, rituals, newspapers, art, reference books, fables, fairy tales, comic books etc. thousands of books and teaching tapes to distribute freely to Buddhists around the world. In 1992, for example, there were 200. 000 books of all kinds are printed ; 200,000 lecture tapes and 30,000 video tapes were also published. IV. With the purpose of spreading the Buddha's teachings to everyone so that they can have peace and happiness from Buddhist teachings, Tinh Van HT has established the PQS Audio-Visual Center. since 1998. The center has all modern equipment and machinery to record, convert and manufacture all kinds of video tapes to serve the community. The most prominent is PQS Radio, from the city to the countryside, from the coast to the highlands, everyone in Taiwan can hear the Buddhist voice of this Radio. Especially Fo Guang Television, since 1962 until now PQS has signed a contract with Taiwan Television - TTV - to broadcast the organization's Buddhist program every evening. With such modern media, Buddha's teachings were transmitted everywhere to let people hear and improve their spiritual life. And in terms of keeping up to date with the information age, PQS is the first Buddhist organization in the world to manage work using computers and the Internet. V. THE MAGAZINE AND PHO MON MAGAZINE: The Giac The Magazine (Awaken The World) is one of the important cultural activities of PQS. This is a bridge between PQS organization and its members and followers around the world. The main purpose of the newspaper is to sublimate people's spiritual life, to awaken people and to benefit the world. For 30 years, the newspaper has been the spiritual food of thousands of readers around the world. In the early years, the newspaper published only a modest amount of 2,000 copies, by the spring of 1986, thanks to the support of readers, Newspapers grew very quickly and the number recorded today (1999) is 100,000. More than 36 million leaflets are distributed annually. Currently the newspaper is distributed to over 42 countries and it is expected that the number of countries that subscribe to it will increase in the near future. The second is the magazine Pho Mon (Universal Gate). This magazine was first published in 1979, also edited by HT Tinh Van. Currently the newspaper is distributed to more than 30 countries, including in Europe, America and Southeast Asia... Both newspapers are published in Chinese, but each issue has a summary in English. Older brother. BECAUSE. PHAT QUANG SON BOOKSHOP Based on the four purposes of PQS to give people confidence, happiness, hope and convenience, PQS has built many bookstores and shops selling souvenirs. It is very convenient for Buddhists to go shopping: Sutras, Dharma tools, lecture tapes, statues... The main purpose is to give people the opportunity to read more scriptures so that they can cultivate Buddha nature, purify their body and mind, and bring benefits to society. Currently in Taiwan there are four major bookstores and in California there is a bookstore established in 1991. VII. Quang Son Buddhist Culture Museum Tinh Van HT built this museum (VBT) in 1965 to recreate the period of Buddhist cultural renaissance, to celebrate Buddhist history and protect its sculpture collections. engrave, engrave PG. Over the past 30 years, PQS has collected many rare and precious Buddhist art antiques, divided them into many categories, and then displayed them in the VBT with the aim of helping visitors to enjoy, properly and accurately understand Buddhist art as well. as the core of Buddhist culture. Built from 1973 to 1983, VBT was completed with an area of ​​4,800 m2. VBT displayed statues of Buddha, Bodhisattva, Arhats are sculpted, carved on many different materials such as wood, stone, bronze, ceramic, porcelain, jade... Collected and brought back from many different countries. In addition, there are many rare antiques, paintings, calligraphy... VBT PQS is a precious treasure for all Buddhists around the world to visit and learn about international Buddhist art and culture. VIII. Buddha taught: "By means of listening, thinking and practicing, everyone can be enlightened and become a Buddha by themselves". Studying the sutras is one of the important bodhisattva practices. To encourage devotees to study hard, Tinh Van HT has built many libraries and published many kinds of scriptures for Buddhists to study conveniently. Therefore, PQS and all other branches in the world have built PQS libraries and catechism classrooms, not only for PG followers but for everyone who wants to learn Buddhism and sublimate their wisdom. Currently, there are 4 community PG libraries for the people of Taiwan and 12 other libraries for Buddhist students to read and research. IX. FOOD QUANG SON WITH THE FRAMEWORK PQS makes great efforts to spread the Buddha's teachings in all the most positive ways. PQS started speaking throughout Taiwan, then expanded to Southeast Asian countries, then through Europe and America, from temples to schools, from government organizations to private organizations, from prisons to prisons military center... PQS are all interested in and preaching. In recent years, the teaching form of PQS has been greatly improved and recognized by the public everywhere. All government organizations and private foundations sympathize with PQS and invite monks and nuns of this organization to give lectures. Monasteries, branches of PQS, meditation courses, teaching training, Upa-She-Di club, young Buddhist families, flower arranging classes, cooking lessons, painting lessons , letter tower... Organized for followers to come and study together and interact with each other. In the past years, PQS has organized many different activities to bring Buddhism into the world, namely organizing lectures and performing Buddhist arts in Taiwan and sending delegations of lecturers to give lectures. On each such occasion, the audience is more than 10,000 people come to listen. In October 1990, about 70,000 people came to listen to HT Tinh Van preach for three consecutive nights at the stadium in Hong Kong. This event caused a strong shock and awakened the public's interest in Buddhist teachings. X. PHAT QUANG SON WITH TRAINING TARGET: According to statistics from 1994 to present, There are more than 1,000 monks and nuns studying at PQS, including 300 monks and 900 nuns. On average, this number is increased to 100 every year. Most are between 21 and 40 years old; 70% are university graduates, of which 35 have master's degrees and 3 have doctoral degrees. Most are Taiwanese and more than 10% are foreign monks and nuns from Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, France, the United States and many other European countries. HT Tinh Van said that "Buddhism must be modern, progressive and lively, it should not be a melancholy, gloomy and boring picture". "Buddhism needs young people and young people need Buddhism too," he said. PQS University is mostly young monks and nuns who love life, are confident and devoted. Tinh Van Monastery has given Chinese Buddhist monasteries a completely new atmosphere. The pinnacle of PQS University is Chinese Buddhist studies, with a 3-year training program that includes the arts of mission and preaching, education of monks and nuns, philosophy, monastic administration, and abbot. . After that, you will go on to graduate and doctoral programs. XI. SOUTHERN THIEN TREATMENT IN AUSTRALIA, A HUGE WORK OF PQS Abroad: Since the founding of the PQS Association, the number of people taking refuge and practicing Buddhism has been increasing around the world. With the spiritual leadership of HT. Tinh Van, 120 branches are set up in five continents, one of the typical works is Nam Thien Temple (Nan Tien Temple), the largest Buddhist temple in the Southern Hemisphere, located in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. In 1990, the mayor of Wollongong, Mr. Ald Frank Arkell cooperated with the PQS leadership in many meetings to discuss the purchase of a large plot of land to build a temple. Finally, with the help and approval of members in Wollongong City, a 26-hectare piece of land was donated by the NSW government to PQS for the construction of the temple. Under the direction of HT. Tinh Van, Venerable Venerable Hsin Ping, Tzu Chuang, Tzu Jung, Tzu Hui and Hsin Ting were recruited into the Construction and Construction Committee of Nam Thien Temple, while the nuns Yung Tung, Man Chien and Man Ko were in charge of the construction. financial advocacy. The final stone laying ceremony was held on November 28, 1991 and this great work started in early February 1992. Construction took five years, of which two years were needed to decorate the interior. The temple is divided into three parts. The first part is the temple foundation, underground water supply and drainage system, electricity, walkways, driveways and parking spaces. The second part, includes the main hall (800 people performing the ceremony at the same time), a hall (containing about 200 people), a conference room, a conference hall, a meditation room, a museum, living room, room Buddhist dining, dormitories, trusses.... The third part is a dormitory for pilgrims with more than 100 rooms. On October 7 and 8, 1995, the Buddha's death ceremony and the 4th PQS Congress were held at Nam Thien Pagoda. More than 50,000 people from all over the world attend this ceremony. During the holiday, the position of abbot of Nam Thien Pagoda was transferred to Sister Man Chien, who is responsible for taking care of and spreading the Dharma in Australia. Nam Thien Pagoda will play an important role as a bridge connecting East-West cultures. Nam Thien Pagoda was built in the style of combining traditional architecture of the East and modernity of the West, bringing ancient traditions into harmony with the uniqueness of modern times to create a common one. Nam Thien Pagoda is seen in the following four characteristics: 1 Traditional and modern: The main hall is decorated with five large statues carved in the style of the Tang Dynasty, each with a different color: the one in the middle. red, the two on the right are white and green, and the two on the left are yellow and blue. Behind these five statues are 10,000 Buddha statues. When pilgrims enter the Main Hall, all the excitement and bustle of the outer highways disappear immediately and only a peace of mind remains. Everyone feels peaceful and comfortable in front of this Buddha hall. The modern facilities are classrooms, art stage, meditation room, dining room for visitors. In particular, the conference room is equipped with advanced audio-visual technology and automatic interpretation system. A parking lot for more than 300 cars is available for visitors to visit the Temple. 2. Temple of All : Nam Thien Pagoda is not only for Buddhist followers but for all, for different people in society, they can visit, worship and participate in religious activities. the pagoda's study program to bring peace to themselves, their families and society. 3.Place of Spiritual Development: Nam Thien Pagoda is a place where people return to practice the Buddhadharma. Catechism classes are taught weekly. Everyone can go to the temple to pray, chanting sutras and paying homage to the Buddhas. They can also enroll in short-term retreats and long-term teachings. 4.Coordination between Dharma and Art: Buddhism and Art cannot be separated. In that spirit, Nam Thien Pagoda has built a Museum and displayed many precious Buddhist antiques, such as: Buddha images, scriptures, calligraphy .... In short, Nam Thien Pagoda is a large-scale work of the International Association of PQS. A few hundred years ago, Catholic missionaries were once present in every corner of China to preach the Truth of God, who would have thought that at the end of the 20th century Buddhism would become a religion. spread to the West and developed very quickly. Hopefully, Nam Thien Pagoda will fulfill its mission in the cause of profit-making.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=BUDDHIST DHARMA WHEEL GOLDEN MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.14/2/2023.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH.