Vietnamese temple to arrange for compatriots who died in Japan
Hoa Lac Pagoda in Kobe city not only accommodates difficult circumstances, but also provides funeral arrangements for many Vietnamese people who unfortunately died in Japan.
Hoa Lac Pagoda in Kobe, western Japan, on April 8 held a prayer and visitation ceremony for Vietnamese citizen Vo Thi Le Quyen, 31 years old. Police allege Toshiie Yamaguchi, 59, murder Quyen on April 3 at her apartment in Osaka to rob her property.
Monk Thich Duc Tri, 31, abbot of Hoa Lac Pagoda, said Quyen’s ashes are placed at the temple while waiting to be brought back to Vietnam. “Every year, the pagoda organizes funerals and burials for about 15-20 Vietnamese compatriots who unfortunately died in Japan,” said monk Thich Duc Tri. VnExpress.
The monk said that the people who were helped by Hoa Lac pagoda to arrange the funeral were mainly students and trainees who died in accidents and incidents in Japan. During the two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, when the families of the deceased could not go to Japan, the temple took care of the post-mortem and assisted in bringing their bodies and ashes back to the bereaved families in their homeland.
Consul General of Vietnam in Osaka Nguyen Hong Ha (left) and abbot Thich Duc Tri at Hoa Lac Pagoda, Kobe city, Japan on August 8, 2021. Image: Consulate of Vietnam in Osaka.
In the case 22-year-old Vietnamese youth died After being assaulted and pushed into the Dotonbori River, Chuo District, Osaka City on August 2, 2021, a friend of the victim contacted the monk while “not knowing what to do”.
Hoa Lac Pagoda was later authorized by the bereaved family receive body from the Osaka Police Station and held a funeral in this city with more than 150 people in attendance.
“The public opinion at that time was very hot about the case, so the temple agreed with the Vietnamese Consulate in Osaka and the family to organize a large funeral for the child so that the Japanese community as well as the Japanese police could have a clear view. more about the reality of foreigners here,” said monk Thich Duc Tri.
After the funeral, the victim’s ashes were placed at Hoa Lac pagoda and brought back to Vietnam by air on August 15, 2021.
Monk Thich Duc Tri (wearing a robe) at the funeral of a young man killed in the Dotonbori case, at the Minami Osaka funeral home, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, on August 11, 2021. Image: Facebook/Thich Duc Tri.
Monk Thich Duc Tri was a student at Hanoi University of Science and Technology and came to Japan in 2015 to hone his web design skills. He decided to pursue Buddhism after contacting Hoa Lac Temple to organize the funeral for a school friend who died from overwork in Mie Province.
After learning and practicing, the monk left home to study Buddhism and became the new abbot of Hoa Lac pagoda two years ago. “It is also a predestined condition to plant another Bodhi seed in Duc Tri’s own mind,” said the monk, as well as a predestined condition to serve the world and help the Vietnamese community in Japan.
Hoa Lac Pagoda is located on the land of Than Ho (Kobe), the first temple of the Vietnamese in the west, Kansai region, Japan. The pagoda was inaugurated on 5/5/2012, becoming a support for many Vietnamese compatriots in this area for nearly a decade.
The monk explained that the name “Hoa Lac” has many meanings. “Hoa” means Dai Hoa, ie Japan, “Lac” means Lac Viet, ie Vietnam. “Peace” also means peace and harmony, while “happiness” means peace and happiness for yourself and everyone.
“The name evokes two great aspirations, building this place into a bridge connecting Vietnam and Japan, as well as a place for Vietnamese people living away from home in Japan to return for refuge,” he shared.
Not only supporting funerals for those who have passed away, Hoa Lac Pagoda also opens Vietnamese classes, spreads the homeland culture to many Vietnamese children born and raised in Japan, as well as organizes communication events. saved for both Vietnamese and native Japanese.
During the two years Covid-19 raged in Japan, the temple has implemented activities to distribute free masks, food and necessities to people in difficult circumstances.
Hoa Lac Pagoda in collaboration with the Osaka Vietnam Friendship Association organized the distribution of rice and necessities for people facing difficulties due to Covid-19 in Ikuno district, Osaka, Japan, on March 20, 2021. Image: Facebook/Thich Duc Tri.
According to the Japan Immigration and Residences Administration (ISA), there are currently nearly 433,000 Vietnamese people living in this country, accounting for 15.7% of the number of foreigners in Japan.
Monk Thich Duc Tri emphasized that the temple is always trying to find ways to help anyone who is having difficulty with issues such as applying for a job, housing support, to legal conflicts with companies, unions or taking care of themselves. papers.
“Those who need help when they come to the temple will have someone who can help,” the monk stressed. “With problems out of hand, the temple will use relationships, from the community to the business sector, non-profit organizations, local authorities and lawyers to assist.”
Duc Trung
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