Dear Venerable Bhikkhunī Giới Hương,
I have a few words of encouragement. I respect you very much. You have a spirit up beyond the body. I know that in America, it is difficult to succeed. You must overcome many challeges to make “the fragrance smells far from the motherland, to the low grass, and up to the high mount peak.”
Establishing the Buddha's inheritance is not easy, but you do not hesitate to do many things, such as writing books, teaching, building temples and promoting Buddhist culture in a foreign land.
You created a solemn temple to raise nuns to repay the Three Jewels. I think you have a strong iron liver and a generous heart, covering for many old and young nuns to live at Hương Sen. Your heart is not small because the nuns of Huong Sen are in the hands of your tolerance.
The photos of Hương Sen Temple show the Zen Garden with two beautiful red bridges, a majestic Quan Âm monument, and the solemn Buddha statue on natural rocks interspersed with big tree shadows. There are young and old nuns like a big team of valiant soldiers using shovels and hoes to level the soil, along with mowing grass, sweeping the yard, and so forth. With such a commitment, the Buddha Hall's construction will soon be completed to turn out a majestic nunnery where the nun Saṅgha continues their duties.
At the door of the New Year 2020, the Mouse Year, wishing that you and the nuns have 365 peaceful days and the temple’s works are fully achieved.
Just a few brief words for the collection of your fortieth anniversary of study and service to Buddhism—an abbess of Hương Sen Temple, Perris City, California
Namo Amitabha Buddha.
The Full moon of first month, California
February 8, 2020
The Most Venerable Thích Tâm Vân
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First row from left: the Most Venerable Viên Lý,
the Most Venerable Tâm Vânand Venerable Tâm Thành.
Third row from left: Bhikkhunī Giới Hương and Huong Sen’s Nuns
at Rose Hill Hall, Los Angeles, August 11, 2019
Nuns walking on Red Bridge in Hương Sen back yard February 3, 2020
