VESAK Buddha's Birthday Festival Buddhist calendar 2558 year 2014

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of April 30, 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.

Comrade Nguyen Ngoc Nguyen presented flowers to Can Linh Pagoda

On December 15, 1999, the United Nations in its 79th session decided to recognize VESAK as an International Day because Buddhism is one of the oldest religions, has contributed to peace, culture, and humanistic education for more than 2,500 years and continues to make positive contributions to the human spirit. Today, Vietnamese Buddhism has also had very positive developments; the prestige of the Church is deeper and more widespread in the country and among Buddhist communities around the world. The VESAK Buddha's Birthday Festival of Buddhist calendar 2558 in 2014 is an opportunity for Buddhists to gather to create faith, direct their minds, and develop the will to live according to Buddhism, together contemplate the Buddha's message of peace, promote knowledge - morality, and the spirit of compassion of Buddhists...

Representative of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Nghe An province presented charity money to the Associations.

Delegates, monks, nuns and Buddhists release doves wishing for peace

Speaking at the ceremony, comrade Nguyen Ngoc Nguyen - Vice Chairman of the Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province assessed Can Linh Pagoda as a sacred pagoda with a long history, with the role of a bridge between the province's Buddhism from the past to the present, closely connected to 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. At the same time, he requested the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of the province to operate in accordance with the Charter of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and comply with Vietnamese law.

Many Buddhists attended the ceremony.

Celebration of Buddha's Birthday

At the ceremony, representatives of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Nghe An province presented a total of 50 million VND to the associations through the provincial Fatherland Front; Comrade Nguyen Ngoc Nguyen - Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province presented flowers and gifts to Can Linh Pagoda; delegates participated in the dove release ceremony...

Previously, on the evening of April 29, Buddhists paraded to celebrate Buddha's birthday and watched the film "The Life of Buddha" at the Nghe An Provincial Labor Culture House.

News, photos:Pham Ngan