Noted by the reporter of Lao Dong Newspaper, this year's Vu Lan festival, many temples and pagodas in Ninh Binh no longer have the situation of burning votive papers, which is both wasteful and pollutes the environment and landscape of sacred places in particular. Many people who come to the temple say no to burning votive paper and have practical activities to find the true values of the Vu Lan holiday season, spreading the spirit of filial piety.
Present at a number of large temples in Ninh Binh on August 18 (the 15th day of the 7th lunar month), according to the reporter of Lao Dong Newspaper, there are many people coming to the temple to pray for peace, find relaxation and tranquility in life. Vu Lan holiday.
Instead of bringing offerings to worship like before, many people have found the true values of the Vu Lan holiday season, such as chanting sutras, repenting of Vu Lan, and filial piety to parents...
At Phuc Chinh pagoda (Ninh Binh city), from early morning, many people came to the pagoda to worship. However, here there is no longer the situation of offering and burning votive papers like every year.
Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Duyen (Nam Thanh ward, Ninh Binh city) shared that this year's Vu Lan ceremony, she bought flowers, fruits and candies, went to the temple to burn incense and chant Buddhist scriptures... praying for her parents' peace. an.
Similarly, at Non Nuoc Pagoda (Dong Thanh Ward, Ninh Binh City), people come to the pagoda only to bring vegetarian offerings, candies, and fruits to display on the altar and then chant Buddhist scriptures. Among the hundreds of people who came here, there were hardly any people carrying votive objects.
The pagoda's votive burning area is deserted, there are no longer people lining up to wait to burn votive papers like before.
Venerable Thich Minh Quang - Member of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, the Ninh Binh Provincial Buddhist Executive Committee shared that Vu Lan ceremony is a day to remember the gratitude to parents, ancestors and Buddha. Catholics consider it a solemn day in the 7th lunar month every year.
This is an opportunity for each person to reflect on the tradition of filial piety and gratitude to ancestors, grandparents, father, and mother; become an indispensable part of Vietnamese culture and beliefs.
Venerable Thich Minh Quang said that this year, Bai Dinh Pagoda coordinated with the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Ninh Binh province to organize the Vu Lan Dharma Conference program to announce filial piety in the Buddhist calendar 2568 - Gregorian calendar 2024 with the theme "Filial piety and filial piety." nation".
At the ceremony, delegates, Buddhists and tourists from all over performed traditional Buddhist rituals together such as: commemorating the blessings of birth, the rose-pinning ritual, the Vu Lan repentance ritual, Pray for peace in the country and people, happy families...
"Filial filial piety should not only take place in the 7th lunar month, but should be something that is done regularly and continuously throughout one's life to repay the "Four Gratitudes" according to Buddhist teachings. Not just doing it. "Spiritual filial piety" such as burning votive paper and worshiping ancestors, but each person should "pay filial piety" by doing practical things such as taking care of parents, doing volunteer work, and supporting difficult situations. unlucky, then "filial piety" will have its inherent good and complete meanings.
