Meeting with outstanding monks, nuns and Buddhists in Nghe An province

Conference scene. Photo: Cong Kien

Comrade Nguyen Duc Thanh - Vice Chairman of the Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province chaired the conference.

Attending the event were representatives of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Committee, the Provincial Police, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, the Department of Culture and Sports, the Department of Construction, the Religious Affairs Committee - the Department of Home Affairs; representatives of socio-political organizations of the province; the Executive Committee of the Buddhist Sangha of Nghe An province; representatives of the Standing Committee of the Fatherland Front Committee of districts, cities and towns with Buddhist establishments and representatives of outstanding monks, nuns and Buddhists.

Nghe An Buddhism has about 150,000 Buddhists, living in 71 pagodas and 1 Buddhist prayer hall, 526 monasteries, and associations, under the guidance of 109 monks and nuns. 40/71 pagodas have abbots, 15 pagodas have guardians, 11 pagodas have representatives; 14/21 districts, cities, and towns have pagodas, and 1 town and 6 mountainous districts do not have pagodas, but locally have monasteries for Buddhists to practice and live.Buddhism.

Vinh Phuc Pagoda, Nam Xuan Commune (Nam Dan). Photo: Cong Kien

In 2022, the Fatherland Front Committees at all levels coordinated to propagate and mobilize Buddhists to comply with the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's laws and local regulations. Coordinated to help organize the 3rd Provincial Buddhist Congress; propagated and mobilized responses to campaigns and patriotic emulation movements.

Monks, nuns, Buddhists and pagodas have actively supported money and goods to help the poor celebrate the Lunar New Year 2022, supported the construction of solidarity houses for poor households, and contributed to social security work. As of November 30, charity and humanitarian work,social security, the community welfare of Buddhism in the province is estimated to reach over 12 billion VND.

Venerable Thich Chau Phong - Abbot of Hong Phuc Pagoda (Nghi Loc) speaks. Photo: Cong Kien

In the coming time, the Fatherland Front Committees at all levels will continue to propagate and mobilize dignitaries, monks, nuns, and Buddhists to strictly comply with the Party's guidelines and policies and the State's laws. Effectively deploy patriotic emulation campaigns and movements; well implement the coordination program with the Provincial Buddhist Sangha Executive Committee...

At the conference, monks, nuns and Buddhists shared their opinions, thoughts and aspirations related to religious activities and areas of life such as speeding up the process of granting land use rights to households.religious establishments; procedures for expanding the scale and grounds of the temple; opening a place for Buddhists to practice during the time when there is no temple; recording religious affiliation in personal records; ways to spread charity work and social security...

Comrade Nguyen Duc Thanh - Vice Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee spoke at the conference. Photo: Cong Kien

Speaking at the conference, comrade Nguyen Duc Thanh - Vice Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee acknowledged the opinions, thoughts, aspirations and proposals of monks, nuns, monks and Buddhists and promised to make recommendations to the authorities to resolve them in order to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of all people, especially the poor and vulnerable in society.

Thereby, taking care of the blockgreat national unity, strengthen solidarity between religions, ensure freedom of belief, contribute to building the homeland to be increasingly rich, beautiful and civilized...