Dear Master Giới Hương,
I celebrate Master Giới Hương’s forty years in Buddhism, which is a truly rare event marking the time, battles, challenges, and hardships you spent in Buddhism to keep your yellow robes and serve many beings. It would be hard for many people to do as you did, especially in a foreign country. Therefore, your journey in Buddhism in such a period is a great treasure. To the present day, you are still strong and outstanding in many fields (education, publishing, teaching, building temples, and converting monastics and laypeople) in the Vietnamese-American community.
Two years ago, I came to America to learn English and found a way of life in America. Luckily, I had an opportunity to meet you, and you helped me with my immigration papers. Since then, I have become a part of your temple. Living in Hương Sen Temple, I have noticed that you have great compassion for others and help all those in need, including me. You live and eat simply but possess great knowledge of Dharma and lectures. I become a better Buddhist nun or assistant by sacrificing my time to translate Buddhist books and transcripts for the temple. I also have learned much English from you. I am truly happy and blessed to live at Hương Sen Buddhist Temple.
I would like to send a grateful word from my heart’s depths to you on this occasion to celebrate Master Giới Hương’s forty years in Buddhism.
Hương Sen Temple, November 12, 2019
Yours Sincerely,
Bhikkhuni Hiếu Liên
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From right: Bhikkhuni Viên Tiến, Rev. Liên Hiếu, Rev. Liên Tạng
The Most Venerable Thông Đạt, Ven. Thiện Thái, Ven. Bhikkhuni Giới Hương, Rev. Viên Chân, and Rev. Sc Viên Trang at Hương Sen’s front yard, June 14, 2019
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