In Duc Trong district, Lam Dong province, Buddhist establishments, mainly in the two communes of Ninh Gia and Phú Hội, are considered to boast auspicious dragon and phoenix terrain, creating a peaceful environment for those practicing and studying Buddhism. In one particular village, there is an average of one worshiping place for every 40 people, with over 50% of the population practicing Buddhism at home.

Dozens of local children and adolescents were eagerly learning and practicing English activities with their foreign and Vietnamese teachers in an English class on Sunday morning in Phap Van pagoda in Hanoi’s Hoang Mai district.

Hundreds of orphan and homeless children call Venerable Thich Phuoc Ngoc ‘father’ and Suoi Nguon Tinh Thuong (spring of compassion) Buddhist Orphanage Centre ‘home’, where they are loved, cared for.