95-year-old woman fulfilled her wish to donate the temple to the Buddhist Church

This afternoon 4-4, leaders of Ha Dong District People’s Committee (Ho Chi Minh City) Hanoi) said the agency is taking steps to bring Canh Linh Pagoda (also known as Cho Chua, Dong Mai ward, Ha Dong district) into the Buddhist Church system (GHPG) in Ha Dong district to manage, after representing 9 residential groups of Dong Mai ward unified.

Nguyen Thi Hao has fulfilled her wish Temple donation for the Buddhist Church

According to the District People’s Committee, in the process of working with authorities, representatives of 9 residential groups also agreed to put Canh Linh Pagoda into the Buddhist Buddhist system of Ha Dong district under the management of regulations.

Before that, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Hao (SN 1928, residing in Dong Mai ward) made an application to the Executive Board of the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha in Hanoi; The Executive Board of Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Ha Dong District, Hanoi City and authorities at all levels would like to donate the Canh Linh Pagoda to the Ha Dong Buddhist Sangha for the Church to manage.

According to Mr. Hao’s application, Canh Linh Pagoda was formerly known as Ngu Thon Market. After the process of being destroyed by time, from the 1970s, Mr. Hao began to return to the temple to take care of and renovate. In 1981, Mr. Hao was allowed by the government to build a pagoda, cast bells, and paint statues… and was given the papers to manage this temple. In 2007, Mr. Hao and the people welcomed a male monk to the temple to be abbot, but the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha in Ha Dong district did not agree because he did not meet the standards to be the abbot according to regulations. After that, this person had to leave, Mr. Hao continued to smoke incense and worship Buddha.

“Up to now, the temple has not had an abbot and is not listed in the Buddhist Sangha. I am 95 years old this year, my health is declining, I cannot daily smoke incense to look after the temple, serve the people and Buddhists. Therefore, I would like to offer Canh Linh pagoda to Ha Dong district for management by the Church. Thereby, I propose that the Ha Dong district Buddhist Sangha send the abbot to take care of the temple and serve the religious needs of the people and Buddhists. local,” said Mr. Hao.

According to Mr. Hao’s descendants, the family also wants him to donate the temple as soon as possible so that he will not worry. Due to poor health, after going to the hospital, his family took him home to take care of him.