The United Nations (UN) Day of Vesak 2019 is scheduled to take place in Tam Chuc pagoda, Kim Bang district, in the northern province of Ha Nam from May 12-14.
Permanent Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s Executive Council speaks at the meeting (Source: VNA)
Ninh Binh (VNA) – The United Nations (UN) Day ofVesak 2019 is scheduled to take place in Tam Chuc pagoda, Kim Bang district, inthe northern province of Ha Nam from May 12-14.
The International Council for the Day of Vesak and VietnamBuddhist Sangha held their second meeting in the northern province of Ninh Binhon January 25 to reach a consensus on preparations for the event.
Participants discussed the list of foreign guests, aninternational seminar on the day, and logistics works.
Themed “BuddhistApproach to Global Leadership and Shared Responsibilities for SustainableSocieties’, the event is expected to attract 1,500 religiousdignitaries, researchers, scientists, and managers from countries andterritories worldwide, and about 10,000 Buddhist followers and people.
This will be the third time the UN’s commemoration of Vesak isheld in Vietnam. Previously, it took place in Hanoi in 2008 and Ninh Binh in2014.
The event affirms the Party and State’s attention to citizens’religious freedom, contributing to strengthening international exchange withinthe global Buddhist community, as well as Buddhism’s contributions to dealingwith global issues.
It will also afford the global Buddhist community a chanceto raise mutual understanding and share interests from Buddhist values andtraditions.–VNA
Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, praised the values of Buddhism during an event to celebrate the International Day of Vesak held in New York on May 2.
The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Central Committee held a grand ceremony in Hanoi on May 29 (the 15th day of the fourth lunar month) to mark the 2562nd birth anniversary of Lord Buddha.
Vietnam will host the United Nations Day of Vesak Celebrations in 2019 and an international Buddhism conference in the northern province of Ha Nam from May 12-14 next year.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked for thorough preparations for the United Nations Day of Vesak Celebrations in May 2019 to ensure Vietnam’s prestige while chairing a conference on the organisation of the event in Hanoi on December 5.
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Permanent Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s Executive Council speaks at the meeting (Source: VNA) 
