On the morning of November 27, at Tam Chuc Tourist Area (Ba Sao town, Kim Bang district), Tam Chuc Pagoda coordinated with the Vietnamese Buddhist Association in Japan to organize the opening ceremony of the Vietnam - Japan Buddhist Cultural Exchange Festival.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Dinh Thi Lua attended the Vietnam - Japan Buddhist Cultural Exchange Festival at Tam Chuc Pagoda.  Photo: Le Dung

Attending the exchange festival were comrades: Dinh Thi Lua, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Tran Thi Ngan, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee; Japanese monks; Venerables, Zen masters, Buddhists and tourists.

Buddhists pray before jumping over the fire at the Fire Purification Ceremony.

The exchange festival attracted a large number of Buddhists and tourists to participate, especially the Fire Purification Ceremony in the guest house yard. The Fire Purification Ceremony is an ancient Japanese practice that combines Indian Buddhism, esoteric Buddhism and Chinese Taoism. The Fire Purification Ceremony with the power of fire brings people to think about the precious blessings of the sun that nourish life and the ritual of using the power of the sun to ward off evil and illness.

The main ritual of the Fire Purification Ceremony is that the fire must flare up and there must be a lot of smoke.

Monks from Japan perform the cremation ceremony.

In addition to the cremation ceremony and the peace-praying ceremony at Ba Sao Pagoda, on November 26, there were also traditional rituals and special exchange programs, such as: Tam Muoi Buddha Recitation; experiencing Japanese cultural space at Tam Chuc; meditation, copying sutras, drawing Buddha at Tam The Temple; tea ceremony, releasing flower lanterns to make wishes...
Source: baohanam.com.vn