VESAK Buddha's Birthday Festival Buddhist calendar 2558 year 2014
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of May 13, at Can Linh Pagoda, the Executive Committee of Nghe An Provincial Buddhist Sangha organized the United Nations Vesak Celebration, Buddhist year 2558, 2014.
Attending the ceremony were Venerables, Venerables, Venerables, monks and nuns and a large number of Buddhists. On the provincial side, there was comrade Nguyen Ngoc Nguyen - Vice Chairman of the Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province; representatives of departments and branches.
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| Delegates and many Buddhists attended the ceremony. |
Can Linh Pagoda is a sacred pagoda with a long history, with the role of a bridge between the province's Buddhism from the past to the present, connecting the spiritual life as well as important historical events in Nghe An province. Nghe An Buddhist Association always accompanies, actively contributes to the construction and protection of the homeland, contributing to promoting the revolutionary tradition of the sacred land of talented people.
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| Releasing doves represents a wish for peace |
The Vesak Buddha Birthday Festival, Buddhist calendar 2558, 2014 is an opportunity for Buddhists to gather to create faith, focus their minds, and develop a life according to Buddhism, to contemplate the peaceful message of the Buddha, to promote knowledge, morality, and the spirit of compassion among Buddhists... On this occasion, many rich activities such as offering incense and flowers; chanting the Buddha's birthday sutra; releasing doves and balloons; and parades of flower cars along the streets of districts and towns... are held to pray for peace, national prosperity, and the well-being of all living beings.
News, photos:Pham Ngan
