From : John D. Hughes
Buddhist Discussion Centre
(Upwey) Ltd.
A.C.N. 005 701 806 A.B.N. 42 611 496 488
33
Brooking Street Upwey, Victoria, 3158, Australia
23
July 2002
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Most
Venerable Thich Phuoc Hue, OAM,
President
The United Vietnamese
Buddhist Congregation in Australia – New Zealand
The Buddhist
Federation of Australia
Phuoc Hue Buddhist Monastery
365
Victoria Street,
Wetherill Park, NSW 2164, Australia.
Dear
Venerable Thich Phuoc Hue, OAM,
I wish you and your esteemed
organisation long life and good fortune. Thank you for the invitation
to this historic event.
I enclose a congratulatory message for
the Opening Ceremony of the Buddha Relic Stupa (7 storeys, 30 m high)
on Sunday 28 July 2002, at your Phuoc Hue Buddhist Monastery, 365
Victoria Street, Wetherill Park, NSW 2164, Australia.
Last
month, I wrote a paper titled The Spreading of Buddha Dhamma on this
Continent of Australia, that was read by one of my students, Ms
Orysia Spinner at the 'Buddhism Culture Day' held on the 30th of June
2002 for Dr. Lam Nhu Tang Ph. D., Deputy Commissioner of Buddhist
Culture for The United Vietnamese Buddhist Congregation in Australia
-New Zealand.
In the paper, I referred with acclaim to the
grand work you have done for Buddha Dharma in Australia. A copy of
this paper is enclosed.
If possible, I would respectfully
suggest that a copy of the paper, The Spreading of Buddha Dhamma on
this Continent of Australia, be placed inside the Stupa to bless
future generations.
Thank you for your kind invitation to the
"Opening Ceremony for the Buddha Relic Stupa" on 28th July
2002 at Phuoc Hue Buddhist Temple in Wetherill Park
NSW.
Unfortunately, Anita and I are unable to attend but send
our heartfelt wishes to you for this great event.
May you and
your organisation continue for a long time to help the world.
With
blessings of the Buddha Dharma,
John and Anita Hughes
23
July 2002
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Congratulatory
Message for the Opening Ceremony for the Buddha Relic Stupa
The Most Venerable Thich Phuoc Hue, OAM,
President
The United Vietnamese Buddhist Congregation
in
Australia – New Zealand
The Buddhist Federation of
Australia
Phuoc Hue Buddhist Monastery
365 Victoria Street,
Wetherill Park, NSW 2164
Congratulatory Message from
John D. Hughes, Vice-President, World Fellowship of Buddhists,
Advisor and Council Member, World Buddhist University.
On
behalf of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd., World
Fellowship of Buddhists and the World Buddhist University, I extend
best wishes to the organising committee of the United Vietnamese
Buddhist Congregation in Australia – New Zealand on the occasion
of the "Opening Ceremony for the Buddha Relic Stupa" at
Phuoc Hue Buddhist Monastery.
The Buddha has explained in the
Sutras that the merit of building a Stupa is so high, that even if
1000 learned scholars spelled out the merits obtained by talking for
100 years, they could not cover the great merit of such a
construction.
We thank you and your organisation for this great
blessing to Australia.
Yours in the Buddha Dharma,
John
and Anita Hughes
If possible, I would respectfully suggest
that a copy of this paper, The Spreading of Buddha Dhamma on this
Continent of Australia, be placed inside the Stupa to bless
future generations.