Namo Sakyamuni Buddha.
I remember at the end of 2005, she came from India to the United States, and after that the Most Venerable Mãn Giác appointed her as the abbess of Phước Hậu Pagoda, Wisconsin. Due to sickness, the Most Venerable Mãn Giác sent Venerable Như Minh and me (the most Venerable Phước Thuận), who replaced him to attend her Enthronement Ceremony (2006) and other important ceremonies in Wisconsin. In 2010, seeing that her predestined relationship with cold Wisconsin was done, she wanted to move to warm California. Once again, I on behalf of the late Venerable Mãn Giác (who passed away in 2006), asked permission from Phước Hậu Association for her to leave.
After nearly ten years in California, she worked hard to pursue her studies and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from the University of California, Riverside. In addition, she also established a temple to help nuns and laypeople have a place to live and learn Buddhism. She is gifted at writing, so she has written and translated many books in both Vietnam and the United States. I am very happy to see her and her nun disciples at Hương Sen Temple trying to share the Dharma abroad.
The mind appears in the meditative moon
Deep gratitude for living in life
Without words but abundant inner words
Engaging with the world, but without leaving emptiness.
—Tuệ Thiền
On the occasion of Hương Sen Pagoda collecting articles for Forty Years in the Dharma: A Life of Study and Service—Venerable Bhikkhuni Giới Hương, I wish that she and all her nuns have good and strong lives, so that they can ride the Buddha Dharma boat everywhere. May the Triple Gem and the guardian deities’ support for the main hall of Hương Sen Pagoda be soon accomplished.
Namo Amitabha Buddha.
Trí Phươc Pagoda, Santa Ana, November 24, 2019
The Most Venerable Thích Phước Thuận
Hương Sen Red Bridge
The Most Venerable Phước Thuận in a red robe
At the Vu Lan Festival at Hương Sen Temple
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