NA Vice Chairman extends greetings to Buddhist community on Buddha’s birthday
Politburo member and Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man on May 19 visited Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu, Vice Standing Chairman of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), and other Buddhist dignitaries on the occasion of Buddha’s 2565th birthday and the 40th founding anniversary of the VBS.
Buddha statue bathing ceremony. Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Politburo member and Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man on May 19 visited VenerableThich Thanh Nhieu, Vice Standing Chairman of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS),and other Buddhist dignitaries on the occasion of Buddha’s 2565th birthday and the 40th founding anniversary of the VBS.
Man extended his best wishes to Buddhist dignitariesand followers, expressing a hope that they will enjoy a peaceful festival andcontinue to maintain solidarity as part of the national great unity bloc.
He recognised and lauded the important contributionsmade by the VBS over the years, noting that the organisation has encouragedBuddhists to abide by Party and State policies and laws, as well as regulationson COVID-19 prevention and control, and to engage in charity activities whileactively joining movements to support the needy.
Underlining that COVID-19 remains a complex matter aheadof the general elections, Man said he hopes the VBS will call on the Buddhistcommunity to safely and effectively take part.
Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu said that celebrations of Buddha’s 2565th birthday take place amid a joyful atmosphere thanksto the success of the 13th National Party Congress and the upcominggeneral elections as well as the VBS’s 40th anniversary and the Buddhism national congress in the 2022-2027 tenure.
He added that the VBS has issued guidelines to ExecutiveBoards in localities and pagodas to implement pandemic prevention and controlmeasures.
According to Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu, over the last year the VBS has presented1 billion VND (43,450 USD) to Laos and Cambodia and medical supplies worth 14billion VND (608,315 USD) to India.
He pledged that the VBS will continue to raise fundsto support people inside and outside of the country in pandemic prevention andcontrol efforts, while encouraging Buddhist followers to take part in theelections on May 23 and continue their involvement in charity activities./.
Special prayers were offered to India, which has experienced a great deal of loss from COVID-19, by Vietnamese monks and Buddhist followers in Ho Chi Minh City at a ceremony held on May 15.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien on May 17 sent a letter of congratulations to Buddhist community in and outside the country on the occasion of the Buddha’s 2565th birthday.
The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) has handed over medical supplies worth 1.8 billion VND (78,320 USD) to help the India government and people battle COVID-19.
Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City's Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen led a delegation to visit a number of Buddhist worship facilities in the city to extend congratulations to Buddhist dignitaries and followers on the occasion of the Buddha's 2565th birthday.
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Buddha statue bathing ceremony. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) 
