UN Vesak Day 2025 in Vietnam to welcome delegates from 80 countries
The United Nations Day of Vesak 2025 in Vietnam is expected to attract around 2,000 participants, including 1,000 international delegates from 80 countries.
At the press conference in HCM City on September 27 (Photo: hcmcpv.org.vn)
HCM City (VNA) – The United Nations Day of Vesak 2025 in Vietnam is expected to attract around 2,000 participants, including 1,000 international delegates from 80 countries.
The announcement was made during a press conference on September 27, following the conclusion of the first meeting of the international organising committee for the event. With its theme highlighting Buddhist wisdom for world peace and sustainable development, the celebration will be co-organised by the committee and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), with support from the Vietnamese government. It is scheduled to take place at the Vietnam Buddhist University in Ho Chi Minh City from May 6 to 8 next year.
Most Venerable Thich Duc Thien, Vice President and General Secretary of the VBS's Executive Council, stressed that the event is not only a significant Buddhist event but also an important diplomatic occasion that highlights the role of Vietnamese Buddhism in international integration and affirms Vietnam’s position and responsibility within the UN.
The dignitary, who is also vice president and general secretary of the international organising committee for Vesak 2025, said the celebration in HCM City will serve as a cultural and people-to-people exchange event, offering an opportunity to showcase the image, people, and culture of Vietnam to the global community.
Vesak is a sacred Buddhist event commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and passing into Nirvana of Gautama Buddha, observed on the full moon day of the fourth lunar month (corresponding to May in the Gregorian calendar). On December 15, 1999, the UN General Assembly officially recognised Vesak as an international religious and cultural event.
To date, it has been celebrated 𓆏24 times, with 15 hosted in Thailand, once in Sri Lanka, and three in Vietnam. Previous Vesak celebrations in Vietnam were held in Hanoi in 2008, Ninh Binh in 2014, and H൲a Nam in 2019./.
Vice Chairwoman and Secretary-General of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thi Thu Ha visited and congratulated leaders of several Buddhist establishments in Ho Chi Minh City on May 26, on the occasion of Vesak Day, the 2567th birth anniversary of the Buddha.
The UN Day of Vesak was celebrated at Tran Quoc Pagoda in Hanoi on May 25, or the seventh day of the fourth lunar month, with the joint effort of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), the Hanoi chapter of the Vietnam-India Friendship Association, and the Indian Embassy.
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