The Buddha teaching and this Wath practice. Community News from Wat Triratanaram about His Holiness Samdech Maha Ghosananda
Community News His Holiness Samdech Maha Ghosananda passed away last year, March 12, B.E.2550, C.E.2007 Year of the Boar in North Adams, Massachusetts, United States of America.His funeral and memorial services were held for about one month at Wat Triratanaram, North Chelmsford (Lowell) in Massachusetts. Many Buddhist monks, devotees, included international guests attended. Some Buddhist monks and devotees did not have a chance to pay their final respect then.His holy body has been transported from Wat Dhammikaram in Providence last Saturday to Wat Triratanaram.The Holiness Samdech Maha Ghosananda was born in Takeo province, Cambodia [during the colonial French era, where France colonized this nation for almost 100 years].He established the first Khmer Buddhist temple, Wat Dhammikaram, in the United States of America. He is well known to the international and national communities. He is the father of peace and Dhammayatra in Cambodia. He is one of the important figures in the peace negotiation for Cambodia to end the conflict that led to the Oct. 23, 1991 peace agreements on Cambodia. Then the UNTAC or UN-organized historic national elections that we [Cambodia] have today with multi-party system.If you missed attending His funeral and memorial services in 2007, this is another chance. He had sacrificed and accomplished so much for Cambodia, Khmers, and Buddhism, especially world peace.Link to his brief biography: http://www.templenews.info/biographies/index.htm.For inquiries, please contact the Khmer Buddhist Monks Community-United States at 978-251-2507, or via this email address: [email protected] or via our Templenews TV's email at [email protected] VIETNAM INVASION & OCCUPATION OF CAMBODIA : 1979-2009Nearly 30 years, under Vietnam rule of Cambodia, Cambodian youth are denied minimum of education and jobs that result in suicide, robbery, CRIMES ACROSS CAMBODIA EVERYDAY , due to hunger, injustice, and unemployment. 10 UN RESOLUTIONS, (1979-1988) VOTED BY 116 UN MEMBER COUNTRIES ,CALL VIETNAM TO CEASE HER OCCUPATION OF CAMBODIA & REMOVE ALL HER TROOPS FROM THE COUNTRY ARE NOT RESPECTED. SUCH AS THESE :Nov. 14, 1979 The UN General Assembly adopts a resolution A/RES/34/22 calling for the immediate withdrawal of all foreign troops from Cambodia. The vote is 91-21 with 29 abstentions.Oct. 21, 1986 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution A/RES/41/6, by vote of 116-21 with 13 abstentions, calling for a withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from Cambodia..America calls Vietnam to restore Cambodia Independence .President Reagan's address to the 43d Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, New York, September 26, 1988."Mr. Secretary-General, there are new hopes for Cambodia, a nation whose freedom and independence we seek just as avidly as we sought the freedom and independence of Afghanistan. We urge the rapid removal of all Vietnamese troops ...."As of today, Cambodia is still occupied by the Vietnamese troops despite the call from the US president to Vietnam to cease her occupation of Cambodia since 1988.Cambodia needs Independence from Vietnam and the Vietnamese invaders. BURY > Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:10:46 -0800> Subject: > គ្រាប់បែកច្នៃនៅទីក្រុងភ្នំពេញៈ ជនសង្ស័យបីនាក់ដែលត្រូវបានចាប់ខ្លួន > ត្រូវបង្ហាញខ្លួនជាសាធារណៈ នៅថ្ងៃសៅរ៍> From: [email protected]> To: > [email protected]> > http://khmer.ka-set.info/content/view/2243/53/> > > គ្រាប់បែកច្នៃនៅទីក្រុងភ្នំពេញៈ ជនសង្ស័យបីនាក់ដែលត្រូវបានចាប់> > ខ្លួន ត្រូវបង្ហាញខ្លួនជាសាធារណៈ នៅថ្ងៃសៅរ៍> > បន្ទាប់ > ពីការចាប់ខ្លួនបានជនសង្ស័យទី៣ ដែលបានលួចដាក់> > គ្រាប់បែកច្នៃកាលពីថ្ងៃទី២ ខែមករា ក្បែរក្រសួងការពារជាតិ> > និងស្ថានីយទូរទស្សន៍ប៉ុស្តិ៍លេខ៣ សម្តេចនាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តីហ៊ុន> សែន > បានប្រកាសនៅក្នុងសន្និសីទសារព័ត៌មានមួយ នៅថ្ងៃសុក្រ ទី៩> ខែមករា ថា > អាជ្ញាធរកម្ពុជាកា្តប់ស្ថានការណ៍បានអស់ ហើយ។ ដោយ> > មិនចង់ផ្តល់ព័ត៌មានច្រើនទាក់ទងនឹងសុវត្ថិភាពជាតិ សម្តេចមាន> > ប្រសាសន៍ថា «ខ្ញុំអះអាងថានេះគឺជាការគំរាមកំហែងមួយ»។> > _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_howitworks_012009 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
