Worshippers began queuing as early as 6am, waiting in quiet reverence for their turn to perform the traditional veneration rites.

The Party and State of Vietnam highly value and create favourable conditions for religions, including Buddhism, to operate within the framework of the law, said State President Luong Cuong.

Throughout its more than 2,500 years of existence, Buddhism espouses a specific philosophy on human rights, ensuring these rights for all citizens, and that the life of every creature is equally valuable.

Thousands of Buddhist followers gathered at Shwedagon pagoda in Myanmar on May 22 to mark the Buddha's birthday.

Venerable Thich Thien Ngoc, head of Dai Phuoc (Mahapunnavihara) Pagoda in Myanmar, has been honoured with “Saddhamma Jotikadhaja”, a noble title from the Myanmar Government.

Aside from the archaic and solemn landscape, Nom Pagoda in Van Lam district of northern Hung Yen province is also home to valuable objects which are old statues dating back centuries.

Aside from the archaic and solemn landscape, Nom Pagoda in Van Lam district of Hung Yen province is also home to valuable objects which are old statues dating back hundreds of years.

Keo Pagoda, built in 1632 in the Le dynasty, in Vu Thu district, the northern province of Thai Binh, is famous for its unique wooden structure.

The statue of Lady Buddha is built at Linh Ung Pagoda. The statue is enormous at 65 meters (equivalent to a 30-storey building), with a lotus court diameter of 35m.

From a height of 72 metres, the statue of Buddha Amitabha at the Khai Nguyen Pagoda in Hanoi’s Son Tay District will become the largest Buddha statue in Southeast Asia.

The Quan The Am (the Goddess of Mercy) festival kicked off at Ngu Hanh Son (the Marble Mountain) in the central coastal city of Da Nang on March 24 (the 19th day of the second lunar month).

The 15th day of the first lunar month or Tet Nguyen tieu (First Full Moon Festival) is among major festivals of Vietnam.

A photo exhibition entitled “Buddhist ruins and heritage” opened in Hanoi on July 17, which was organised by the Indian Cultural Centre under the Indian Embassy in Vietnam.

A ceremony celebrating the 2,561st birth anniversary of Buddha took place in Ho Chi Minh City on May 10, attracting thousands of Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns and leaders of local agencies.

The world’s biggest jade Buddha statue has come to Thien Lam-Go Ken Pagoda in the southern province of Tay Ninh, the last destination during its tour of Vietnam.

Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFFCC) Le Ba Trinh visited the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Executive Board of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on May 13.

People across Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar are eager to herald their traditional New Year festivals according to the Buddhist calendar.