CANBERRA, Australia—Thich Quang Ba, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk from the Vanltanh Temple in Canberra, was a guest at the opening night of the Chinese Spectacular and was impressed by the skill of the artists as well as the important moral messages of the performance.
"The arts presentation of this show is excellent A lot of effort a lot of training a lot of preparation," said Thich Quang Ba.
"But for me, alone, it is more important — it's not about the appearance, but the message behind the presentation," he continued. " … reminding people how to have good character, good nature and to achieve peacefulness, in our life in our community … the cultural show also carried with it a lot of Buddhist and moral messages, that's to me more important."
Although this was the first time Thich Quang Ba had attended the Chinese Spectacular, he said: "I have been telling people to come here.
"For me, behind the whole thing, the Buddhist teachings and Buddhist messages is very valuable to a lot of people."
Thich Quang Ba spoke about the scenes depicting the current persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. "I know a little bit about Falun Gong. They carry a lot of Buddhist messages. I haven't done sufficient research, but I know they are suffering under the policy of the Chinese Communist Government."
Having come to Australia 25 years ago as a refugee from Vietnam himself, he said: "It's quite similar with us Buddhists in Vietnam under the iron hand of the communists in Vietnam. I know what persecution feels like; I have experienced it myself."
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