Japanese Superior Buddhist monk Sagawa Fumon, head of the Todaiji temple, and 34 representatives presented a bronze statue of the 11-faced Avalositesvara Bodhisattva to Da Nang’s Quan The Am pagoda.
Da Nang (VNA) - Japanese Superior Buddhist monk Sagawa Fumon, head of the Todaiji temple, and 34 representatives presented a bronze statue of the 11-faced Avalositesvara Bodhisattva to Da Nang’s Quan The Am (A🧸valokitesvara Bodhisattva) Pagoda on October 30 .
The bronze sculpture, a copy of the original in Japan, was created by Japanese Mizushima Iwane – a sculptor from Todaiji temple. It is 88cm high and weighs 33kg.
A prayer was also organised by the Japanese and Vietnamese Monks at the Quan The Am Pagoda during the donation ceremony.
The visit marked the 1,300th anniversary of Buddhist exchanges between Vietnam and Japan, as well as the close relationship between the two pagodas in Da Nang and Kansai, Japan.
Many pilgrimages have been exchanged by Buddhists from the Kansai region’s Todaiji temple and the Da Nang-based pagoda since 2010.
Todaiji temple, or Great Eastern Temple, is one of Japan’s most famous and historically significant temples and a landmark in the Kansai city of Nara.
The statue was brought to Japan’s Todaiji temple by Indian Buddhist scholar and monk Bodhisena (704-760 AD) .
The presentation of the bronze Buddha statue is among a series of cultural exchanges between the two pagodas and the people of Da Nang and Japan.
The city’s People’s Committee has allocated an area of 1.2ha in Ngu Hanh Son District for construction of the Vietnam-Japan Cultural Friendship Centre in Da Nang, where cultural performances, fashion shows and bonsai exhibitions will be held. A Japanese language training centre will also operate there.
The city has completed a Japanese-English website called "Happy Da Nang" aimed at boosting Japanese tourism in central Vietnam.
The number of Japanese tourists visiting Da Nang has rapidly increased: 66,000 Japanese visited the city in 2015, doubling the 2014 figure.
A direct flight route is planned to connect Da Nang and Osaka, in Kansai, from next year with four flights per week.
In 2014, the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines officially launched the first direct flight connecting Tokyo and Da Nang with seven direct flights per week.-VNA
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The world’s biggest jade Buddha statue has continued its tour to convey the peace message in Vietnam when it arrived at Tich Son pagoda in northern Vinh Phuc province on September 10.
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For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Scene at the ceremony (Photo: VNS)
