On a beautiful day, Tuesday, December 3, 2019, we were fortunate to have Ven. Giới Hương come to our classroom to teach as a visiting lecturer. Although we only learned from and met with Ven. Giới Hương for three hours, she left in our hearts a feeling of infinite respect because she was dedicated to transmitting her own knowledge and experience after many years of studying abroad. It really helps us, the young monastic students, who can receive and understand the Buddha's teaching in the easiest way. We are impressed with her, a person with a weak female figure but having a manner and soul as strong as those of a great hero, a role model our class can reflect upon for inspiration. How can we mold ourselves after her? As we mature, we can learn from her conduct, enthusiastically bringing the fire of wisdom to pass on to the following generations. The ancients have the saying, "When bamboo is old, shoots sprout." Buddhism will flourish or not depending on the future generation of young monks and nuns, who must have sufficient virtue and wisdom to shoulder the role of Buddhist missionaries and their activities.
Regarding this matter, we should improve ourselves. If there were neither teachings nor the advice to be diligent from predecessors, then where would our young monks and nuns go, without definite directions or guidance in the future?
Therefore, on behalf of more than 300 monks and nuns of the thirteenth term, we would like to express our gratitude to the highly qualified nun, Venerable Bhikkhuni Thích Nữ Giới Hương, for passing on the Dharma lamp to us. Her image lingered in my heart and really nurtured our aspirations in education. In particular, she inspired me, a young nun, to have the strong will to continue to make steps towards the distant wide sky by studying abroad, with the aim of attaining fresh inspiration from foreign countries. We promise to put forth more effort toward fulfilling our educational and monastic careers so as to be able to inherit your great teachings, which we received on a particular "wonderful morning."
Last but not least, we wish you good health so that you can promote the Dharma domestically and abroad: may you always be a stable pillar for young nuns, motivating us to reach the heights of Buddhism, so that later we can "serve the Dharma and the nation" and deserve to be daughters of Sakyamuni Buddha, shouldering our livelihood in which "preaching is a duty, service is an ambition." Once again, we are very grateful to you.
Respectfully presented to Venerable Thích Nữ Giới Hương.
Vietnam Buddhist University, December 3, 2019.
Honestly,
Student Nun Nhật Nghi[1]
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General Course 13, The Art of Speech and Presentation
[1] Bhikkhuni Nhật Nghi gave you a lift from class to the bus station on December 3, 2019. I was happy to have the good opportunity to talk with you during this short trip.
Bhikkhuni Nhật Nghi (second from left) and her nun classmates
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