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OPENING SPRING, OPENING JOY - RECEIVING FORTUNE, RECEIVING PEACE
The New Year's blessings come full circle in the Jade Fortune gems at Diệu Tướng Am.
SETTLING THE MIND, DWELLING IN PEACE OF BODY WITHIN A HOME PRACTICE SPACE
In search of inner peace and serenity, many people have turned to the Dharma and taken up home practice. "Settling the mind" means calming the heart so it remains steady and undisturbed by life's misfortunes. "Dwelling in peace of body" means living with ease and comfort, free from the sway of外部 circumstances.
SPECIAL OFFER PROGRAM "OFFERING THE SEVEN BUDDHA LAMPS - PRAYING FOR PEACE"
At the start of the new year, offering lamps to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas is a beautiful spiritual tradition passed down through generations. Offering light is considered the most powerful form of offering, for light symbolizes wisdom. The moment a lamp dispels darkness, its light represents the dissolution of the darkness of ignorance and the attainment of the Buddha's clear wisdom.
SPECIAL OFFER: CELEBRATING THE ORDINATION DAY OF AVALOKITESVARA BODHISATTVA 2022, PL2566
In this blessed month of great compassionate vows, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva renounced worldly life for the sake of all beings! Diệu Tướng Am, in gratitude for this month of Avalokitesvara's sacred vows, is honored to offer venerable monks and nuns, devoted Buddhists, and valued customers a special program to support the enshrinement of statues during this month of profound blessings.
SPECIAL VU LAN SEASON 2022, PL 2566 PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM
Vu Lan season has come again, filling heaven and earth with the fragrance of filial devotion, stirring in every heart the call to gratitude. Diệu Tướng Am wholeheartedly presents to venerable Sangha members, devoted Buddhists, and cherished customers a program of support to celebrate Vu Lan - The Fragrance of Filial Devotion.
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THE ANCESTRAL WORSHIP SPACE: A RETURN TO ONE'S ROOTS AND BLOODLINE
No matter how far and wide life may take a person, the final days of the year before Tết always call them home to solemnly arrange their family worship space and light a fragrant incense stick upon the ancestral altar — a quiet reminder that one has roots, and a gentle call to always turn back toward the source of one's bloodline.
THE BEAUTY OF RITUAL CLEANSING FOR THE HOME WORSHIP SPACE
The worship space is the sacred wellspring of the family, where the grace of the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and ancestors converges. This is why, at the close of each year, practitioners and descendants alike undertake the ritual cleansing and adornment of the worship space, expressing devotion to the Buddhas and to those who came before, while praying for health and prosperity in the new year.
THE CAM LỘ GIÁC ĐẠO GREAT ORDINATION CEREMONY: THE QUÁN ÂM TỌA SƠN STATUE - A BLESSED OFFERING FROM DIỆU TƯỚNG AM
The Cam Lộ Giác Đạo Great Ordination Ceremony has drawn to a close, its completion as full and serene as the merit it embodies. Diệu Tướng Am's offering of the Quán Âm Tọa Sơn statue stands as a reminder of this rare and precious karmic connection, a source of strength that helps steady our hearts each day upon the path of the Dharma.
The Enlightenment Day of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva – 19th of the 6th Lunar Month (Leap Month): Meaning and Practice
The 19th day of the 6th lunar month is one of the three great commemoration days of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva – the compassionate Bodhisattva who is ever near, ever listening to the cries of all beings. This is an important occasion for Buddhists to turn their hearts toward remembering Her vow to relieve suffering, while cultivating compassion, inner peace, and virtuous deeds.
THE JOURNEY OF "DRAGON HORSE ASCENDING - FIRM ROOTS, FLOURISHING FORTUNE": CULTIVATING THE FOUNDATION TO WELCOME A PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS BÍNH NGỌ SPRING
Welcoming the new spring of Bính Ngọ 2026, Diệu Tướng Am launches the journey "Dragon Horse Ascending – Firm Roots, Flourishing Fortune" as a declaration of a new spirit for the year 2026: a year of core values built upon perseverance, a year of transformation that reaches new heights upon a foundation of unwavering roots.
THE JOURNEY OF CONSTRUCTING AND ARRANGING THE "TWIN VIRTUES, FULL HALL" SPACE AT A PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN HO CHI MINH CITY
Joy is doubled as Diệu Tướng Am completes the "Twin Virtues, Full Hall" space amid the joyous atmosphere of welcoming spring with "Hundredfold Joy, Abundant Blessings". The Buddha worship and tea meditation space at this private residence is arranged with minimalist, refined design, yet still conveys a solemn and serene atmosphere throughout.
THE PHẬT & ANCESTRAL WORSHIP SPACE: SONG ĐỨC MÃN ĐƯỜNG
"Song Đức Mãn Đường" is a space that unites the worship of the Buddha and one's Ancestors within the home, carrying both the boundless grace of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and the timeless blessings passed down through generations of Ancestors. Together, they call to mind one's spiritual roots and bloodline origins, so that grace may fill the household and blessings endure without end.
THE RAINS RETREAT (AN CƯ KIẾT HẠ) — AN AGE-OLD TRADITION IN BUDDHIST CULTURE
Each year, when the retreat season arrives, monks and nuns set aside their busy Buddhist duties to devote themselves diligently to chanting sutras, performing repentance rituals, practicing mindfulness of the Buddha, and meditating — cultivating a healthy body, a dignified bearing, virtuous conduct, and a pure, liberated mind, so as to be truly worthy as a field of merit for lay Buddhists.
THE SACRED FORMS OF VAJRAYANA BUDDHAS – THE ART OF TANTRIC BUDDHISM
Vajrayana, also known as Tantric Buddhism, originated from Mahayana Buddhism around the 5th–6th century in Northern India and flourished magnificently when it spread to Tibet with the coming of Guru Padmasambhava.
THE VENERABLE GREAT DHARMA MASTER TỊNH KHÔNG HAS ENTERED PARINIRVANA
With deep reverence, we bow before the Venerable Great Dharma Master Tịnh Không, newly entered into Parinirvana, who devoted his entire life to the study, practice, and propagation of the Pure Land school. We vow to hold fast to and rely upon the profound and compassionate Buddhist teachings he left behind.
THE WEALTH DEITIES WITHIN THE KIM AN VAN PHAT SACRED SPACE
"Kim An Van Phat" is a sacred space dedicated to wealth deities such as Than Tai, Tho Dia, Than Tai Thien, and Hoang Than Tai, harmoniously arranged together with ritual implements, flower vases, incense burners, offering trays, and more—forming a proper, dignified altar that radiates positive energy and safeguards prosperity for the household.
TRENDS IN DESIGNING CLASSICAL, STATELY WORSHIP SPACES THAT BRING PROSPERITY AND ABUNDANCE TO THE HOMEOWNER
Classical-style worship spaces often carry an elegant, refined beauty, combining natural wood with intricately carved details
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