Theravada in Vietnam

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Sangha praised for contributing to national construction:
https://en.vietnamplus.vn/party-officia ... 131460.vnp
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I am flying to Hanoi tonight to meet with Sujin Boriharnwanaket and many others, to discuss Abhidhamma and the development of insight in daily life.Will stay for 3 nights. Discussions in English and Vietnamese.
If anyone wants to join let me know.
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Curious if anyone here could kindly recommend temples in Vietnam to visit for practice purposes. I will be in Vietnam for one month near the end of June and most of July, starting in Hanoi and ending in Ho Chi Minh City, traveling by land. I have previously practiced in Thai, Korean, and Taiwanese temples for intensive retreat and currently reside as a layperson in traditional monastic setting. I would be grateful to learn from the Vietnamese perspective as well.

Does anyone know of temples in Vietnam open to courteous foreign practitioners (either for day-visit or for short-term retreat) with no Vietnamese language ability?

Thank you kindly.

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All temples in Vietnam are open for day visits as spiritual tourism is the main form of practice of the populace, and tourism falls under the government directive of ‘construction’. So Truc Lam temple Bach Ma at the least is open to day visits:
https://www.alotrip.com/guide-vietnam-a ... -monastery

Truc Lam temple Da Lat (a mountainous and cooler area) offers longer retreats and instruction:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trúc_Lâm_Temple

I can arrange a (paid) translator for you whom you can keep in contact with by phone if necessary.
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Truc Lam monastery
VII. Visitors' Guidelines



Most of visitors fall into one of these three categories: incense offering, sightseeing, and stay-over guests. All should preserve courtesy, respect, and seriousness in their presence at monasteries. 

1 Visitors who sightsee or make insense offerings The monasteries have 2 areas: Inner section and outer section. Visitors can access to outer section. Only when they want to learn or make a research on the practicing method of the monastery, they can get into the inner section with the guest host after being authorized.
2 Stay-over guests – Short period of time If visitors would like to stay with their relative(s), who currently lives at the monastery, or pursue a research, they should be allowed to stay upto 7 days.
3 Stay-over guests – Long period of time Only two types of guests could stay upto 3 months:
1 learning and practicing
2 prolong practicing. An exception is raised when they require more time to complete their practice. This should be reviewed by the Master.
4 Female laities or nuns could not stay overnight at monasteries for monks and vice versa.
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Truc Lam Monastery Schedule

Daily:

Time Indication Activity
3:30 a.m. Bell resounding
(3 series of pounding) Wakeup,recite verses,
meditation begins
5:30 a.m. Bell resounding
(a series of pounding) Meditation ends
6:15 a.m. Metal plate resounding
(3 times) Light breakfast
7:30 a.m. Metal plate resounding
(3 times) Duty begins
11:00 a.m. Gong-like resounding
(a series of pounding) Duty ends
12 noon Metal plate resounding
(3 times) Lunch
1:00 p.m. Bell resounding
(3 times) Nap time
2:00 p.m. Bell resounding
(3 series of pounding) Wakeup
2:30 p.m. Bell resounding
(3 times) Meditation begins
4:30 p.m. Bell resounding
(a series of pounding) Nap time
5:00 p.m. Metal plate Resounding
(3 times) Light dinner
6:00 p.m. Bell resounding
(3 times) Repentance
7:30 p.m. Bell Resounding
(3 times) Recite the verses of meditation,
meditation begins
9:30 p.m. Bell resounding
(a series of pounding) Meditation ends
10:00 p.m. Bell resounding
(3 times) Sleep time
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In the US, information about Truc Lam monastery Da Lat Vietnam can be obtained from Dai Dang Monastery in San Diego, California. The abbott and monks can answer your questions. The number is (760) 945-5588.
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paul wrote: Fri May 25, 2018 7:32 am In the US, information about Truc Lam monastery Da Lat Vietnam can be obtained from Dai Dang Monastery in San Diego, California. The abbott and monks can answer your questions. The number is (760) 945-5588.
Have you been there Paul? Do you know their methods of practice?
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No I wouldn't go there, I don't like the repentance practice, and I've read about the overall approach of the teacher and it's of no interest as it's not based on Buddhist texts, but on secondary sources. Its only virtue is it's the only school in Vietnam that seriously practises meditation (apart from Goenka's Vipassana).
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Thank you for sharing.

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Socialism is not conducive to silence. In Vietnam, the government has traditionally maintained its presence by broadcasts through loudspeakers in some cases loud enough to cover a whole suburb, and in more recent times people have discovered they are not only able to afford a motorbike, but also a karaoke amplifier which they can carry around on the bike. Conditioned by government example they then play music at rock band volume and people have been habituated to regard noise as community bonding and don't complain; the Vietnamese are totally insensitive to noise pollution. In Cambodia the situation is much better, the people have an underlying value of silence which you can appeal to due to the Buddhist culture.
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I'm staying in Ho Chi Minh city, is there any theravada school in Viet Nam that practices jhana ?
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Chris777 wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 3:06 pm I'm staying in Ho Chi Minh city, is there any theravada school in Viet Nam that practices jhana ?
Pa-Auk Sayadaw, the jhana specialist is very popular in Vietnam. If you google Pa-auk Vietnam, you'll find a number of links. But language may be in Vietnamese
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Thank you pilgrim.
I am a noob looking into theravada, i have not found a pa-auk monastery in Viet Nam yet.
I must ask: Is it possible to become a monk permanently in myanmar even though you are a different national?
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