On January 28, 2024,
The Deer park sangha commemorated Thầy’s transformation to ancestor with gratitude for the happy, healthy sangha that is Thầy’s legacy.
The Ceremony of Transformation to Ancestor marks the end of the International Plum Village Community’s two-year mourning period, known as Đại Tường in Vietnamese (大祥 in Chinese). And it recognizes Thay as the fifth patriarch of Từ Hiếu Temple – his root temple – and the founder of the Plum Village Sangha.
The following photos were taken during the Memorial Ceremonies at Deer Park Monastery, January 28, 2024.
HONORING THAY AS HE BECOMES THE 5TH PATRIARCH OF
TỪ HIẾU TEMPLE, AND THE FOUNDER OF THE PLUM VILLAGE SANGHA
Watch the ceremony at Deer Park Monastery
Watch the ceremony at Từ Hiếu Temple (Root Temple in Vietnam)
Photos taken by Vy, a dear Sangha friend of Deer Park.