Dharma Dissemination in His
Homeland
In April 1964 he returned to Vietnam. To express his gratitude to Buddha, and his
Master and other teachers, he dedicated his life to Buddhist tasks, such as
translating the Tripitaka from Pali into Vietnamese, opening a Buddhist
University named Vạn Hạnh, and much more.
He was assigned many positions:
Vice-President of the Saigon Buddhist Studies College (1964-1965),
Rector of Vạn Hạnh University, Chair of the Culture and Education Task Force in
the United Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (1965-1975). When Vietnam became a united country, between
1975 and 1976, he passed on his responsibilities about Vạn Hạnh
University to the Ministry of Education.
In 1976 he retreated to the University second site located in Phú Nhuận
District, and turned it into Vạn Hạnh Buddhist Studies Institute. It was then at this Institute that he wholeheartedly
focused on his translation the Tripitaka from Pali into Vietnamese. He also resumed teaching Buddhist Dharma to
monks, nuns and laypeople. Thanks to
his suggestion to the Municipal Buddhist Association in Hồ Chí Minh City, for
the first time after Vietnam became a united country, regular Dharma classes
for Buddhists had become available for everyone after the hours and on Sunday
mornings. He joined other dignitaries
such as Most Venerables Đôn Hậu, Thiện Châu… to teach at Ấn Quang, or Xá LợI
Temples. Since then the Buddhism
studies movement started to warm up, and developed with Sunday morning classes.(To be continued)
Source:
http://www.nguoiaolam.net/2012/09/hoa-thuong-thich-minh-chau-tieu-su-cong.html#.UEomRpHZKCk
