Buddhist
Temples in Ho Chi Minh City (where
English is spoken)
The best place to meet English speaking monks
and nuns is at
Van Hanh Buddhist University(Thien
Vien Van Vanh) Ven.Dr. Thích Minh Châu
716 Duong Nguyen Kiem
Quan Phu Nhuan
T.P. HO CHI MINH
All the students there study English, and if you
hang around till break time, you will be flooded with invitations to Temples
all around the city.
The same is true of
Thich Quang Duc Zen
College
294 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia
Quan 3
T.P. HO CHI MINH
It is directly across the road from Vinh Nghiem
pagoda, the most famous Temple in Saigon. Othe temples with a large concentration
of English speaking monks are:
Chua Giac Uyen
525/37 Huynh Van Bonh F.14
Quan Phu Nhuan
T.P. HO CHI MINH
Tinh Xa Trung Tam
7 Nguyn Trung Truc F.5
T.P. HO CHI MINH
There are also a English speakers (only a couple)
at:
Tinh Xa Trung Tam
570/2F Hung Vuong F.13
T.P. HO CHI MINH
Chua Phat Bao
( a Theravadin temple)
57 Lac Long Quan F.10
Q. Tan Binh
T.P. HO CHI MINH
Chua Van Phß¾c
55 Tue Tinh F.13
Quan 11
T.P. HO CHI MINH
Chua Thien Ton
117/9 An Binh F.6
Quan 5
T.P. HO CHI MINH
Chua An Quang
243 Su Van Hanh F.9
Quan 10
T.P. HO CHI MINH
Once you leave Ho Chi Minh city, it becomes increasingly
difficult to find English speakers, though visitors are always made welcome
at any temple. The exception is the Zen Centre below:
Thien vien TRUC LAM,
(TRUC LAM 's Zen Monastery)
Ho Tuyen Lam, (Lake Tuyen Lam)
Phuong 3, (sub-district 3)
Thanh pho Da lat, (Da lat city)
Tinh Lam Dong, (Lam Dong Province)
Hop thu 50, (P.O. Box 50)
Thanh pho Da lat, (Da lat city) VIET NAM.
Area: South VietNam
Location: Da lat City , located on the Highland
which is famous for its temperate climate and sceneries since the time
of French Colony. Da lat city is about 300 Km from Ho Chi Minh city.
This is one of the largest Zen Meditation study
Centre in Vietnam, with equal large number of Nuns and Monks. The centre
has many english speaking members. The centre is not only popular locally
but also among Vietnamese abroad for Meditation studies. Because the centre
is under the teaching of the Venerable THICH THANH
TU, a renowned teacher in Meditation over many decades. The Venerable's
teachings and lecturings are embraced, practiced and circulated in many
media forms, around the World by the Vietnamese Buddhists.