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Tentative Itinerary for the lay delegation
joining Thay and the Plum Village monastics for the
Vietnam trip 2008
(subject to change)
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Date |
Activity |
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Sunday, May 4, 2008 |
Official arrival day – Hanoi, Vietnam |
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Monday to Sunday,
May 5-May 11, 2008 |
English-speaking retreat for Western lay
practitioners - Hanoi |
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Monday, May 12, 2008 |
Lazy day - resting day (breakfast at hotel, lunch &
dinner on your own) |
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008 |
VESAK – Arrival, registration, and welcoming
delegation from different countries (breakfast at hotel, lunch & dinner
on your own after registration at National Convention Center) |
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008 |
VESAK at NCC – Morning: Opening Ceremony
11:30 Lunch
1:50 pm Most Venerable Bhikku Bodhi’s keynote address
3:30 pm Chanting by Plum Village International Sangha
3:40 pm Most Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh’s keynote address
6:00 pm Dinner |
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Thursday, May 15, 2008 |
VESAK – Workshops - in English (morning and
afternoon)
11:30 Lunch
Dinner at hotel |
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Friday, May 16, 2008 |
VESAK – Workshops continuation
11:30 Lunch
2:00 pm ???
3:30 pm Issuance of Hanoi Declaration
Closing ceremony
Dinner at hotel |
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Saturday, May 17, 2008 |
Official departure day
VESAK – Optional package tours (by VESAK
organizers)
Optional Tour:
Avalokiteshvara Caves with Sr. Chan Khong (not included in price
package) |
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Sunday, May 18, 2008 |
Rest day – on your own |
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Monday, May 19, 2008 |
Optional tour - depart for Hue to visit Tu Hieu
Root Temple and charity programs in the Thua Thien and Quang Tri
Provinces with Sr. Chan Khong (not included in price package) – return
to Hanoi on May 22nd |

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