Phuc Dinh Vo's Obituary
VENERABLE THICH DUC TRI’S BIOGRAPHY ABBOT OF TAM BAO BUDDHIST TEMPLE, TULSA OK Venerable Thich Duc Tri aka Phuc Dinh Vo was born on November 1, 1966 at Thi Ong villeage, Hai Vinh, Hai Lang district, Quang Tri province, Viet Nam. His father was Vo Dinh Khang, Buddhist name Nguyen Can; his mother Ngo Thi Sen, Buddhist name Nguyen Lien. He’s the fifth in the family of seven children. In 1988, after graduated from high school, Venerable entered the monastic life and took The Most Venerable Thich Nhuan Thien as his Master, at Dai Tung Lam temple. He was given the Buddhist name Duc Tri. In 1989, Venerable got ordained as novice monk with another name given Chanh Hue. 1992-1996, Venerable graduated from the Buddhist College at Binh Thuan province. In 1993, he got full ordination as Bhikkhu at Thien Hoa Precept – Taking Ceremony, with The Most Venerable Thich Tri Tinh as the head Master. After the ordination, Venerable continued to study with The Most Venerable Thich Hue Tanh at Phat Quang temple, Phan Thiet province. 1997-2001, Venerable graduated from The Vietnam Van Hanh University in Saigon city. 2002-2005, Venerable got master degree in Buddhist philosophy at Yuan Kuang Buddhist Institute Center, Taiwan. In 2005, Venerable was appointed by The Most Venerable Thich Man Giac, President of Congregation of Vietnamese Buddhist in the United States, to become the Abbot of Tam Bao Buddhist temple in Tulsa, OK. Venerable Thich Duc Tri is a monk of great knowledge and virtue, and his life is exemplary for Lay Buddhists to follow. During the course of his life, he never wavered in his commitment to spread the teaching of the Buddha to people. Besides teaching Buddha-Dharma and leading meditation practice held in other states in the United States, and other countries; at Tam Bao Buddhist Temple, he organized and led the retreats, gave Dharma talks and spiritual guidance to the Lay Buddhists. Furthermore, he also devoted his time to make the landscape of the temple more attractive and convenient for people to come to study the Buddhist teaching. He bought several pieces of land (17 acres), planted trees and built the Compassion Hall, etc…, perhaps the most difficult task he undertook was his devotion to the construction of the statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Quan Am (57ft high), so that everyone can come to pray and learn to practice the meaning of compassion. Venerable Thich Duc Tri is very compassionate, caring and amiable in dealing and working with other people. Anyone who knew him was touched by his compassion and spiritual guidance. Venerable Thich Duc Tri’s dedication and his legacy to Buddhism in general and to the Buddhist community in Tulsa can’t be expressed by words. We own so much gratitude to him and we vow to repay this spiritual debt by practicing and propagating the Buddhist teaching. Life is impermanent. Venerable Thich Duc Tri passed away on Thursday December 22, 2016 at 4:49pm. It’s such a great loss for all Buddhist members. May Venerable Thich Duc Tri be born in the Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha, attain the high fruit of awakening, and then return to the Saha world for the sake of welfare and well-being of sentient beings. We pay homage to the Venerable Thich Duc Tri. Funeral Service Friday, December 30th, 2016-8:00am-Tam Bao Buddist Church.
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