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Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma Sambuddhassa
The Great Buddha
Namo
Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa
Homage to the Exalted, the Worthy, the Fully Enlightened One
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Receiving
Buddha of the offering (2000)
The inauguration took place
in July 2000.
The statue
of Gotama Buddha Receiving from the offerings.
This bronze statue measures 7m height and
was inaugurated on July 2nd, 2000. It represents
the idea that charity brings the blessing...
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The
Room of Conference and the dormitory
of moines (1995)
Beginning of construction in August
1995 and end of construction in 11/1995
The institute
was created in october 1991 pennies the
direction of Venerable Thich Thien Nghi
which teaches him even more than 10 courses
on Buddhism and reverende Quang oanh (
Pho Tinh) like person in charge for the
program....
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Progress
of construction The Garden Rahula
(1996)
Construction in May 1996. The site
repainted in 1997. The site repainted again
in 1998.
The garden
Rahula, one found there a statue of
the Buddha of the compassion, measuring
1.50m, set up in May 1996, at the time
of special events, of the visitors test....
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The
Library and the Place of the Patriarchs.
The official ceremony of opening
took place on June 29, 1996.
The institute
was created in october 1991 pennies the
direction of Venerable Thich Thien Nghi
which teaches him even more than 10 courses
on Buddhism and reverende Quang oanh (
Pho Tinh) like person in charge for the
program....
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Presentation of the Contents
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 Tam Bao Son
The Great Pines Monastery
General
information concerning Buddhist Monastery TAM
BAO SON
The
Large Forest of the Pines
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Located
at 690 chemin de la Rivière Rouge, Canton
D'Harrington Québec, J8G 2S7
Tél:
(819) 687- 2183 & (514) 733-3841
Fax
(819)687-1141 & (514) 733-5860
PREFACE
In the Dîghanikàya, Ananda
ask the Buddha a question that is at the heart of this
work.
"Some Buddhist monks, including knowledgeable
men, who understand Buddhist doctrine and teachings,
or have worth of character, often come to visit you
to get advise. In fact, I often ask or discuss with
them about your teaching. But, after you have passed
into Paranirvana, they won't come anymore; so with
whom I might talk or discuss with?
The Buddha answered: "Ananda, you should
not be worried, my disciples later on, including
Sangha and lay people, will have 4 holy places
where they can go to remember my teachings:1.
The garden of Lumbini . 2.
Bodhigaya. 3.
Isipatana . 4. Kusinara
In
these 4 holy places, they will be able to pay
their respects. It is there, after I have passes into
Paranirvana, That Buddhist will be able to know the
blessings they can hope to attain as they memorise
their experiences in these 4 holy places. Then, after
they die, they will be able to reach the highest level
of the 33 levels of Saints in Tushita Heaven, prior
to Enlightenment"
It is in this spirit that we have
tried to build Tam Bao Son as a recreation of the 4
sacred places of the historic Buddha. Appropriately,
it is here, that we have striven to harmonise the Buddha's
sacred vision, born in the foothills of the world's
tallest mountain-the Himalayas, within these Laurentain
foothills, majestic and rolling remnants of the oldest
mountain range on Earth.
Especially,
the principal Temple gives to the traditional
vision of this monastery more peaceful and
more useful than everywhere else in North America.
According to the teaching of the Buddha, all the Buddhists
should have once in their life to pay their respect
with 4 holy places of the Buddha.
Our objective is to help promote Buddhism
in North America. To this end, our monastery is not
only a school for Buddhist monks, but also a convenient
place for Buddhist lay people to practice their spiritual
life. After 12 long years of work, we have almost finished
some of our important projects.
It is here, that the Tam Bao Son
has stood solemnly within the natural beauty of this
peaceful land where our Buddha statues may reveal their
quintessential meanings. An objective that we have
consciously striven to craft around the harmony created
by the location of the principal Temple.
In fact, Tam Bao Son is the realisation
of the Buddha's teachings. It is a place where all
Buddhists, may come, at least once in their lives,
to pay respect to the 4 holy places of the Buddha.
For us, as a Buddhist community, this is extremely
important, as Buddhism is meant for everyone. It is
without nation, colour, and is beyond the limits
of any single culture. It is in this spirit that Tam
bao Son is being created as an invitation to all!
All the pictures in this book are
the fruits collected by the sangha; Buddhist
lay people, the société Bouddhique Chanh
Phap, The Union of Vietnamese Buddhist Churches in
Canada and other Buddhists communities in Canada between
1988 and 2000.
This Book is now being transferred
into as a new great website online with HighTechnologies
Coding "
State of the Art of The Buddhism" www.tambaoson.com as
well, reflects the realisation during those twenty
years of some of the main projects of the Most Venerable
Director Thich Thien Nghi, Founder of the Monastery,
whose vision helped guide and drive the successful
completion of this important first step in the development
of Buddhism in Canada.
It is also, our fervent hope that
this book _ this website: www.tambaoson.com as
great Buddhism history as well will help Buddhist scholars
learn more about the history of Buddhism in Canada.
We, also, wish to honour all the contributions
of all the Sanghas and Buddhist lay people across North
America, who helped in the successful completion of
this project. All your work is memorialised in the
peaceful lands of the Tam bao Son Monastery.
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To
remain the Buddha Dharma, to rebuild the Holy
places of Buddha Gotama, to train Buddhist monks/nuns
and to organize annually retreat one day
or ten days
are the goals of the Tam Bao Son monastery since
1988 in order to respond spiritual needs of Buddhists.This
is the cultural Buddhist center without races, nations
where many Buddha monuments were established as:
Statues
of the Buddhas already on the spot:
1.
The principal Temple with its miles status of Buddha
Sakyamuni (1995)
2.
The Garden of Lumbini (1993)
3.
Boddhigaya (1991)
4. Gaya of
Matreiya Buddha (1991)
5.
The Holy place D' Avalokitesvara (1995)
6. Gaya Isipatana
(1994)
7. Gaya of the
Buddha Nirvana (1998)
8.
The Room of Conference and rooms to sleep (1995)
9. The
Kitchen (2000)
10.Gaya
of the Buddha
concerning of the offerings (2000)
11.The
statue of protective Buddha (2000)
12.The
Garden of Rahula (1997)
Schedule:
May
1 at July 1: Open Weekends from 10h00 to
17h00.
July 2nd to September 1st: Open daily from 10h00
to 17h00.
September 2nd to December 1st : Open Weekends
from 10h00 to 16h00.
From
December 2nd to April 30: Closed
Schedule
for Guided
tour: * 10h30, * 12h00, * 13h30, and * 15h30.
Meal
vegetarians lunches offered from 12h00 to 15h00.
Camera and Videos are allowed inside and outside
the monastery. Alcoholic drinks and nouriture not
vegetarian like meats, fish, garlic, onions and
eggs are strictly prohibited on the ground of the
monastery.
NO
T-SHIRT, NO SHORTS, NO MINISKIRT
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TAM
BAO SON
BUDDHIST
MONASTERY
690 Chemin De La Rivière
Rouge Canton D'Harrington, Montréal, Québec Canada
Tel: (819) 687-2183 / (514) 733- 3841
Fax: (819) 687-1141
/ (514) 733-5860
Email:
info@tambaoson.com
Website: www.tambaoson.com/
A) The PRINCIPAL TEMPLE
This temple was
built between June 26 and October 16, 1995. The official
ceremony of opening took place on June 29, 1996. Inside
the temple, we found the principal Buddha measuring 3 meters
height, like 1000 small statues of Buddha with five different
positions, representing five ways of teaching of the Buddha.
We find there also large bell a 3 meters height, a 2 meters
length drum and the statue of Buddha AMITABHA symbolizing
the Buddha in the past.
B) FOUR SAINTS PLACES
1) THE HOLY PLACE OF BUDDHA GOTAMA: BODHIGAYA
This place was inaugurated on August 3,
1991. The statue was manufactured out of bronze of Thailand
and measurement of 2.50m height; it is under a special tree
comprising six trunks, which represent the six PARAMITAS
(six methods of the Buddhas and Boddhisattvas which wants
to save everyone). According to the history, the Gotama Buddha
had sat down under a similar tree, called the tree " BODDH"'
to meditate. After fourty nine days, it reaches the illumination
and carried out that the spirit of Buddha is found inside
everyone and that all the human beings can become Buddha
like him. Just beside this crowned place, a brook called
is NOR BOND being used for the purification of all.
2) THE HOLY PLACE OF GARDEN LUMBINI
This
holy place is that of the birth of the Gotama Buddha. The
inaugural ceremony took place on July 28, 1993. The statue
of the Buddha baby measures 1.50m height and that of his/her
mother, the Maya Queen, 2m measurement. According to the
history of the Buddha, the Maya Queen dreamed of a white
elephant with six horns. This last introduicit its six
horns in its hip, and thus the Queen fell pregnant. Later,
it gave rise to the Buddha in this very special garden; the
Buddha went on seven lotuses. As of the day of its birth,
the Buddha sent its first message to everyone: " Here low,
the human being is noble, but it is the cause of a great
part of its problems ". The seven flowers indicate the seven
directions to us: North, the South, East, the West, the
Top, Bottom and the Medium. Figure 7 represents also the
7 basic notes in music. Here low, all the people could include
themselves/understand if it used the sound of the 7 musical
notes to express their ideas.
3) THE HOLY PLACE
OF THE BUDDHA GIVING HIS FIRST LESSON: FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
(ISIPATANAGAYA OR PARK OF THE STAG)
The inauguration took place on August 27,
1994. The statue measures 2.70m and represents the Buddha
teaching: the five other statues measuring 2m height, represent
its first disciples. They are the five monks who formed first
Sangha (community of monks) according to the philosophy
of the three Gems (the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha).
4) THE
CROWNED HOLY PLACE OF THE BUDDHA REACHING THE PARINIRVANA
This place is arranged since July 22, 1998.
The statue of the Buddha measures 7m length, 2.50m height
and 3m of width. The Buddha is extended, the head in North,
the legs in the South, the back in the East and the figure
in the West. This position is invited "To sleep in peace".
C) STATUES FAMOUS
1) THE BUDDHA OF THE COMPASSION: AVALOKITESVARA
The gaya of the Avalokitesvara Buddha was
established in May 1995 and the opening ceremony took place
on October 21, 1995. This statue was manufactured bronzes
some in Thailand and 9m measurement height; hundred twenty
Buddhist disciples offered it gracefully. The statue represents
a woman in order to eliminate any discrimination based on
the sex and the social classes. Moreover, this Buddha constantly
brings peace and safety to everyone. One repainted this
statue on August 16, 2000.
2) THE HOLY PLACE OF THE BUDDHA OF THE FUTURE
MATREIYA
The gaya of Buddha MATREIYA was inaugurated
on August 3, 1991. The bronze statue measures 2m.5 height.
This Buddha symbolizes peace, the tolerance and patience
in order to make it possible each one to overcome the difficulties
from here bottom. According to writings, this Buddha goes
réincarner
in 9 million years. At this time, it will be assoiera under
a tree called " Dragon" to meditate. During only one day,
it will arrive at the illumination and will become Buddha.
3) THE STATUE OF BUDDHA GOTAMA RECEIVING
FROM THE OFFERINGS
This bronze statue measures 7m height
and was inaugurated on July 2, 2000. It represents the
idea that charity brings the blessing.
4) The PROTECTIVE BUDDHA (Vajnapani Bodhisattva)
This statue resembles to a soldier who
protects his nation. The protective Buddha made the wish
keep this position to take care on all the Buddhist activities
and to save any disturbance to them. This place was inaugurated
on July 2, 2000. The statue measures 4m height and comes
from Thailand.
5) THE GARDEN OF
RAHULA
One foud there a statue
of the Buddha of the Compassion, measuring 1.50m, set up
in May 1996; at the time of special events, visitors try
to know their future according to the Buddhist tradition
and the Chinese culture The above-mentioned information
conçernant
monastery TAM BAO SON comes from the Buddhist Society Chanh
Phap and the Union of the Buddhist Churches Vietnameses
of Canada; it acts of a modest cultural contribution of Buddhism
to the Canadian culture, by the freshness which this social
and religious culture with the individuals gets.
Révérende
Thich Pho Tinh
Secretary of the monastery-Principal
of School of monks/nuns in the Monastery TAM BAO SON |
