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1. Part 1 : Personal Profile

2. Venerable Thich Nu Tri Thuan
Personal Profile
释Nu Tri Thuan法师的人生故事

3. 01
VenerableThich Nu Tri Thuan was born in Dong Ha,
Quang Tri, Vietnam - in the year 1945
尊敬的释 Nu Tri Thuan 法师于1945年出生在越
南的Dong Ha, Quang Tri.
Though her parents were not rich, she has
from young helped her parents distribute rice
to the poor; an act that planted the seeds of
Bodhi in her.
尽管她的家庭并不富有，但在她年幼的时
候就帮助双亲把粮食分送给穷人，这一善
举在她幼小的心里埋下了菩提的种子。

4. A Divine Intervention 神圣的使命
✤ Her life took a new turn when in 1963, she had on numerous occasions in her dream, been told to
leave Vietnam.
在1963年，她的人生翻开了崭新的一页，正如多次出现在她梦境中的那样，她离开了越南
✤ As if her life journey was a divine intervention, not long after, she was adopted by an American
family.
她的生命之旅犹如神助，不久以后她被一个美国家庭领养。
✤ Two years later, the Vietnam War began and on reflection, it was that persistent dream that
prompted her to leave and escape the war.
两年之后越战开始，几经考虑，她执着的梦想让她远离、躲避战争。

5. 01
Even though she was comfortably settled
in Michigan, she has never forgotten the
sufferings of the poor.
虽然她在密歇根的生活很舒适，但她从
未忘记过那些在贫困中挣扎的人们。
✤ In 1985, she decided to leave the comfort
of her home and went to France to study
Buddhism under her master, the late Most
Venerable Thich Huyen VI.
1985年，她毅然离开安逸的家，前往法
国学习佛教，在那里，她师从近年来最
值得尊敬的Thich Huyen VI 大师。
✤ She was ordained as a Bikhuni in 1989
and her first great vow was to dedicate her
life to help others.
1989年，她受比丘尼戒 ，她发的第一
个大愿就是要为帮助他人而奉献自己的
一切。

6. Life In India, 1989 1989 在印度
 She decided that India was her
destination and in 1989, she
courageously faced every hardship to
head the construction of a small run
down temple in Kushinagar, India
 There were no electricity and water, nor
enough funds to sustain her daily
livelihood, and she used to joke that her
only friends were the snakes that stayed
in the temple
 她把印度作为自己的目的地，在1989
年她勇于面对重重艰辛去修建位于印
度Kurshinagar的一座破败寺庙，那里
没有水电，也没有足够的资金来维持
她的日常生活，她常开玩笑说她唯一
的朋友就是栖息在庙里的蛇。

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✤ Even though she constantly faced setbacks,
she never forgot her vow
尽管她面临着种种挫折，但她从未忘记自
己的誓言。
✤ After many years of perseverance, Linh - Son
Viet-nam Chinese Buddhist temple in
Kushinagar proudly stands today
经过多年的坚持不懈，越中佛教寺庙靈山
寺今天终于傲立在Kurshinagar，离佛祖涅
槃圣地仅有5分钟的步程。

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Features 弘法的基地
It is located just 5 mins walk from the site of the
Buddha entered into Nirvana
Contributions from devotees and tourists to the
temple are now one of the sources of funds for
her to carry out her humanitarian activities
信徒和游客捐给寺庙的善款成为她开展人道
主义活动的资金来源。

11. 01
As “Mother Ji” 济妈妈
✤ In her twenty over years in Kushinagar, she
is addressed as “Mother Ji” (Tamil’s word
for Most Respected) by the local people
✤ She has taken 5000 poor kids off the street
and fed, clothed, and placed them in school
to educate them
✤ 20多年在Kurshinagar弘法期间, 她被当地
群众尊称为“济妈妈” . 塔米尔语中意为最
值得尊敬的），她接济了超过5000名露宿
街头的贫困儿童，为他们提供食物、衣服
，并安排他们在学校接受教育。

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13. The world is full of beauty, if the heart is full of love (Metta)
只要我们心中充满爱, 这个世界就是美好的
✤ She has helped in building over 24 schools in
Kushinagar
她在Kurshinagar帮助建造了至少24所学校
✤ Every year in November, her “Winter
blankets donation project” is carried out just
before the start of the cold winter.
每年的11月，她的“冬季毛毯捐赠项目”都
会在寒冬来临前展开
✤ Her heart of compassion has saved many
lives of the poor and the deprived
她的慈悲心拯救了很多穷人和有需要人的
生命

14. When asked what keeps her going ; she sleeps 4 hours a day and
hardly have a rest day! She attribute it to her great vow of love and
compassion for all sentient beings
每当别人问起是什么让她坚持下来（她每天只睡4个小时，而且
几乎没有一天休息！）她把这归功于自己的伟大誓言，用爱与慈
悲之心普度众生。

15. 01

16. At the age of 69 69 岁 – 并没有放慢脚步
✤ Instead of slowing down, she has made another great vow : to build a New - Born Buddha statue at
Peace Park, Lumbini, Nepal to promote peace, love and happiness.
现在，在她69岁高龄之际，她不但没有放慢脚步，反而立下另一个誓言在蓝毗尼的和平公
园里建造一尊初生佛祖像，以传播和平、爱与欢乐
✤ It will be a place of pilgrimage and worship for buddhists of all tradition and also a place of
harmony and interactions of all races and cultures.
那里将成为来自不同地区的所有佛教信徒的朝圣之地，也是不同种族和文化和谐互动的神
圣场所。

17. 01
New - Born Buddha statue at
Peace Park, Lumbini
释迦太子像為和平公園靈山寺
靈山寺, 蓝毗尼, 尼泊尔

18. 01
She hopes 她希望
All Buddhists and non-Buddhists, brothers and
sisters around the world will contribute in whatever
ways and she believes that this meritorious act
should be shared by everyone
她坚信所有来自世界各地的兄弟姐妹们，无论
用何种方式出力，都应该分享这种功德无量的
行为。

19. Part 2 : History of Linh Son Temple

20. History of Linh Son Temple 寺庙的历史

21. The Timeline
• The Temple was built in 1945
该寺庙修建于1945年
• The Temple was offered to Master Phap Dang in 1978
Phap Dang大师于1978年掌管该寺庙
• The Temple was offered by Master Phap Dang to Most Ven.Thich Huyen VI, the head
of the world Linh-Son Buddhist Congregation in 1985.
1985年Phap Dang大师把该寺庙的掌管权移交给世界靈山寺佛教信徒协会的Ven.Thich
Huyen VI大师
• In 1989 Bhikshuni Thich Nu Tri Thuan was appointed as the Abbess of the Temple
1989年Bhikshuni Thich Nu Tri Thuan被任命为该寺庙的住持

22. Repaired the shrine hall which was
severely damaged
修缮了年久失修的大雄宝殿
Meditation Hall which can hold up to
150 people
建造了1做能容纳150名信徒的禅堂
Over the 25 years, Ven. Thich Nu Tri Thuan has built and
completed the following works:-
在过去的25年里，Ven. Thich Nu Tri Thuan修建并完成了以下善举：

23. A Prayer Hall which can seat up to 100
people
建造了100座诵经堂
A museum that showcases over 2000
Buddha statues
建造了1座呈放了超过2000尊佛像的博物馆

24. Built two fully furnished buildings which can
accommodate 150 people
建造了2座能容纳150名信徒的全配楼宇
A Dining Hall which can serve up to
150 people
建造了能同时服务150名信徒的食堂

25. Built the four holy sites of Buddhist on the temple ground which includes a water pond
where the Buddha was born with 7 Lotus and 9 Dragons which spray water to bathe
the Buddha.
在寺庙中建造了4个佛祖圣地，包括一个池塘，里面有和佛祖同时降生的7朵莲花和为初生佛
祖泼水净身的9条神龙

26. The Buddha’s birth Stupa, the mountain where Prince Sidhartha
Gautama began his ascetic life, the Enlightenment Stupa, the
Preaching Stupa, the Parinirvana Stupa

27. The Stupa for Worship of the
Buddha's Relics, the Stupa
for Worshiping the Buddha,
the Stupa for Worship in
memories of the most
Venerable Su Phu and
Sangha who has passed
away.
The Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
statue , the Merit Stone Pillar
and the Pagoda Pillar.
佛祖诞生的佛塔；Sidhartha Gautama王子开始苦行修炼的圣山；各类佛塔：
启蒙佛塔、宣教佛塔、圆寂佛塔、膜拜佛祖舍利的佛塔、膜拜佛祖的佛塔、
膜拜最值得尊敬的已逝Su Phu and Sangha大师；Avalokitesvara
Bodhisattva佛像、圣迹石柱和宝塔石柱。

28. ✤ Supported over 24 schools that
cater to 5000 poor, disabled
and orphan students from
grades 1 to 12 资助了超过24所
学校1-12年级的5000名学生，
包括贫困生、残疾生和孤儿等。
✤ A Linh-Son school for grades 1
to 10 for over 700 poor
students and over 50 young
monks
为超过700名1-10年级的穷苦儿
童和超过50名年轻僧侣建造了靈
山寺学校
✤ A free clinic for students and
the poor
为学生和贫困群众提供免费医疗
诊所

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31. • Giving aids to the poor and victims of
natural disasters 为贫困人群和遭受自
然灾害的灾民提供帮助
• Yearly distribution of food to over 7000
less fortunate people 每年为超过7000
的低收入人群提供食物
• Organizing teams of Monks and Nuns
to propagate Buddhism at remote
areas and promote Buddhism in India
组织众僧侣和尼姑去偏远地区弘扬佛教
，并在印度恢复佛教信仰
• Since 2005, every year at the
beginning of March, the Temple
organizes a prayer ceremony for
World Peace that lasts 7 days and 7
nights 从2005年期，在每年的3月初，
寺庙都会组织信徒为世界和平进行7天7
夜的祈福活动

32. Project in the Pipeline :- 更多计划中慈善项目
To built a New-Born Buddha statue at Peace Park, Lumbini, Nepal to promote
peace, love and happiness. It will be a place of pilgrimage and worship for
Buddhists of all tradition and also a place of harmony and interaction of all
races and cultures
在位于蓝毗尼, 尼泊尔的和平公园内修建初生佛祖像，用于传播和平、爱和欢
乐。那里将成为来自不同地区的所有佛教信徒的朝圣之地，也是不同种族和文
化和谐互动的神圣场所。
To built a school on Temple ground in Kurshinagar to teach English, Vietnamese
and offer vocational training to the poor and needy
在Kurshinagar的寺庙内修建学堂，向贫困群众和需要帮助的人群教授英语、越
南语及职业培训。

33. New - Born Buddha
statue at Peace Park,
Lumbini
和平公園靈山寺
靈山寺, 蓝毗尼, 尼泊尔