China News Agency, Yushu, Qinghai, June 12 Title: Tibetan Buddhist Temple in Yushu, Qinghai: Treating gratitude as an obligation and responsibility
Author Li Jiangning
"Fortunately born in this era, we can witness this era, our country is getting stronger and stronger, the country is working hard to help us protect religious culture, we should use all our abilities to return to society, and express gratitude." June 11, Qinghai The director of the Yushu Dangkasi Temple Management Committee Qiu Jia expressed his emotions to the reporter of China News Service.
Since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia outbreak, Dangka Temple, located in Yushu City, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, donated 150,000 yuan (RMB, the same below) to Wuhan through the United Front Work Department of the Yushu Municipal Committee to fight the epidemic. "We hope to donate where we have difficulties," Qiu Jia said.
The reporter learned from the United Front Work Department of the Yushu City Committee of Qinghai that after the outbreak of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, as proposed by the Yushu Prefecture Buddhist Association, the United Front Work Department of the Yushu City Party Committee will contact the major monasteries and the Yushu City Red Cross to make donations. Received donations and materials worth more than 3.44 million yuan from people in Yushu religious circles.
According to a reporter from China News Service, in addition to the epidemic, the severe floods in Zhouqu, Gansu in 2010, the Ya'an earthquake in Sichuan in 2013, Zaduo County, Qumalai County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in 2019 suffered severe snow disasters... In the face of natural disasters in recent years, every time many monks in Yushu monasteries will help.
After the Yushu Earthquake of April 14, 2010, under the dual impact of geological disasters and earthquakes, the Ka Temple still took out all the savings in the temple, totaling 600,000 yuan, and distributed them to the local people for disaster relief.
After that, the local government invested 41.75 million yuan to complete the reconstruction of Dangka Temple after 3 years.
The newly constructed Dangka Temple structure is more earthquake-resistant, combining the previous 4 classic churches into one large classic church, with a larger area than before. Not only that, in order to protect religious culture, the reconstructed Dangka Temple strengthened the fire control and monitoring facilities, and separated the light supply area from the Buddhist hall to avoid fire.
The reporter saw that the streets of Dangka Temple were all equipped with solar street lights, and there were also convenience stores along the road. Qiu Jia told reporters that the newly built Dangka Temple monastery has electricity and hot water, which greatly facilitates the life of monks. Today Dangka Temple has become a completely modern temple. "The monks no longer have to touch the black climbing mountain road to enter and leave the monastery. It is very convenient to use water and electricity compared to before." Qiu Jia said.
"In recent years, the living standards and economic conditions in the Tibetan area have been developing day by day. The monasteries in Yushu have got rid of the traditional way of being worshipped by the people. Now the monasteries not only have the ability to feed their believers, but also can feed the society through their own income and give thanks and feedback. As their own obligations and responsibilities. Over the past few years, many monasteries have been seeing doctors and distributing medicine for the local poor people free of charge, and have become more and more popular among the local people." Cai Rendan Zhou, deputy head of the United Front Work Department of the Yushu Municipal Committee of Qinghai, said. (Finish)