A praying ceremony for peace at Phat Tich pagoda in Laos (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) - Thecoordinating board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) in Laos made its debutduring a ceremony held at Phat Tich pagoda in Vientiane on November 11.
The establishment of the board was approvedby the LaoBuddhist Fellowship Organisation (LBFO), the Lao Front for National Construction, andthe Department of Ethnic Issues and Religious Affairs under the Lao Ministry ofHome Affairs. The move was also agreed by the VBS, the Embassy of Vietnam inLaos and the Vietnamese Government Committee for Religious Affairs.
The board is designated to assist the VBS andthe LaoBuddhist Fellowship Organisation in managing Vietnamese monks and followers living in Laos.
Theceremony was attended by President of the Executive Council of the VBS Most VenerableThich Thien Nhon, Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung, Vice Presidentof the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Ngo Sach Thuc, representativesfrom the Government Committee for Religious Affairs, along with Vice President of theLBFO Most Venerable Maha Veth Masenay, and overseas Vietnamese in Laos.
Addressing the event, Most Venerable ThichMinh Quang, head of the coordinating board and the Phat Tich pagoda, thankedthe governments of Vietnam and Laos for supporting the establishment of theboard in Laos.
The move will strengthen the closecooperation between the VBS and the LBFO, thus contributing to the Vietnam-Laosspecial relations, he noted.
The board will work to share experiences ineducational and religious affairs of the nations, Quang said, adding that thefounding of the board marks the development and role of Vietnamese Buddhismamong the Vietnamese community in Laos.
It is estimated that approximately 100,000 Vietnamese people areresiding, studying and working in Laos, most of them follow Buddhism. Many seeVietnamese pagodas in Laos as common houses not only for religious practicesbut also for meeting each other.
Laos is now home to 13 Vietnamese Buddhist pagodas, including threepagodas and one monastery in Vientiane.-VNA
The establishment of the board was approvedby the LaoBuddhist Fellowship Organisation (LBFO), the Lao Front for National Construction, andthe Department of Ethnic Issues and Religious Affairs under the Lao Ministry ofHome Affairs. The move was also agreed by the VBS, the Embassy of Vietnam inLaos and the Vietnamese Government Committee for Religious Affairs.
The board is designated to assist the VBS andthe LaoBuddhist Fellowship Organisation in managing Vietnamese monks and followers living in Laos.
Theceremony was attended by President of the Executive Council of the VBS Most VenerableThich Thien Nhon, Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung, Vice Presidentof the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Ngo Sach Thuc, representativesfrom the Government Committee for Religious Affairs, along with Vice President of theLBFO Most Venerable Maha Veth Masenay, and overseas Vietnamese in Laos.
Addressing the event, Most Venerable ThichMinh Quang, head of the coordinating board and the Phat Tich pagoda, thankedthe governments of Vietnam and Laos for supporting the establishment of theboard in Laos.
The move will strengthen the closecooperation between the VBS and the LBFO, thus contributing to the Vietnam-Laosspecial relations, he noted.
The board will work to share experiences ineducational and religious affairs of the nations, Quang said, adding that thefounding of the board marks the development and role of Vietnamese Buddhismamong the Vietnamese community in Laos.
It is estimated that approximately 100,000 Vietnamese people areresiding, studying and working in Laos, most of them follow Buddhism. Many seeVietnamese pagodas in Laos as common houses not only for religious practicesbut also for meeting each other.
Laos is now home to 13 Vietnamese Buddhist pagodas, including threepagodas and one monastery in Vientiane.-VNA
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