“After 40 years, it was only now that I can hold my alms bowl for receiving alms,” shared Most Venerable Kim Do Won
“After 40 years, it was only now that I can hold my alms bowl for receiving alms,” shared Most Venerable Kim Do Won, the abbot of Daeseong Temple when he went on an alms round with Thay Thich Truc Thai Minh and the monks of Ba Vang Pagoda.
During his Dharma propagation trip in South Korea, Thay Thich Truc Thai Minh and the delegation paid a visit to Daeseong Temple, Daegu City, South Korea. Herein, they were warmly welcomed by Most Venerable Kim Do Won, the abbot of the temple. He shared his immediate sense of closeness and friendliness upon meeting Thay Thich Truc Thai Minh for the first time.
On the campus of Daeseong Temple, he joined with Thay Thich Truc Thai Minh and the monks of Ba Vang Pagoda in an alms round to receive the offerings of expatriate Buddhists in South Korea, and the local citizens.
All participants were filled with joy while making offerings to the monks. Ban Ki Hyeon, from the city of Cheongju, shared: “I can see the smiles on all participants' faces. When we made offerings to the monks with complete honesty and respect, we felt extremely happy. I hope that our sincere wishes will yield good results.”
The alms round ceremony concluded successfully, spreading the tradition of Buddhist mendicancy to everyone attending and watching the event regardless of nationality and religion. Hopefully, with these good deeds, the good wishes of the Vietnamese people, Vietnamese Buddhists, and the Korean people participating in the session will be fulfilled.
Mendicancy benefits both givers and recipients; therefore, it is precious and noble.
Most Venerable Kim Do Won - the abbot of Daeseong Temple shared that he felt an immediate sense of closeness and friendliness, without any distance, upon meeting Thay Thich Truc Thai Minh for the first time.
The campus of Daeseong Temple was filled with joy of numerous Korean residents and Buddhists in Daegu, and Vietnamese Buddhists living in the land of Kimchi when the alms round ceremony took place.
“After 40 years, it was only now that I can hold my alms bowl for receiving alms,” shared Most Venerable Kim Do Won, the abbot of Daeseong Temple when he went on an alms round with Thay Thich Truc Thai Minh and the monks of Ba Vang Pagoda.
"Giving and making offerings are benevolent and crucial virtues to Buddhist practitioners. Whoever practices giving, sharing and making offerings will obtain immense blessings and even celestial happiness in this life and later lives." — Thay Thich Truc Thai Minh
Many Korean residents joyfully participated in the alms giving ceremony at Daeseong Temple to make offerings to the monks.
Everyone looked forward to making offerings to Thay and the monks.
From their respect for the monks, happiness will come to the Buddhists and people present in the ceremony.
Most Venerable Kim Do Won along with Thay Thich Truc Thai Minh and the monks of Ba Vang Pagoda took a picture at Daeseong Temple, Daegu City, South Korea.
The souvenir picture contained the joy and happiness of all participants after the alms round.
