VFF chief sends greetings to Buddhists on Lord Buddha’s anniversary
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan extended his best wishes to Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns and followers at home and abroad.
Hanoi (VNA) – Presidentof the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan extended hisbest wishes to Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns and followers at home andabroad on the occasion of the 2561st birth anniversary of LordBuddha.
In his letter on April 28, theVFF leader noted that this year’s Lord Buddha birth anniversary came at a timewhen Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) chapters nationwide are holding congressestowards the VBS’s eighth national congress for the 2017-2022 tenure.
He hailed achievements that the VBSscored in the past year, such as joining the election of deputies to the 14th NA and the People’s Councils at all levels for the 2016-2021 tenure,successfully holding a grand ceremony celebrating the 35th founding anniversaryof the VBS, and contributing to the national patriotic emulation campaignsinvolving new rural development, social welfare activities, environment protectionand climate change response, among others.
In conclusion, he expressed hisbelief that the Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns and followers would continueto contribute to strengthening great national unity and enforcing the Law on Belief and Religion for the sake ofa strong, democratic, equal and civilised country.-VNA
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