Departure ceremony of Buddhist monks from Nghe An to join the fight against the epidemic in Ho Chi Minh City

Scene before the ceremony at the headquarters of the Provincial Buddhist Sangha. Photo: Minh Thanh

On the morning of September 16, at Tung Lam Diec Co, the Board of TrusteesBuddhismNghe An province held a ceremony to pray for peace for the country to soon overcome the epidemic and send off monks who volunteered to participate in the fight against the epidemic in Ho Chi Minh City.

Attending the ceremony were members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Le Hong Vinh - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee; representatives of the Religious Affairs Committee, Provincial Police...

Peace prayer ceremony at Tung Lam Diec Co. Photo: Minh Thanh

In a solemn atmosphere, monks held a ceremony to pray for peace for the homeland and the country, praying for the Covid-19 epidemic to soon be eliminated and for people's lives to soon return to normal.

Before the complicated developments of the pandemicCovid-19 epidemic, The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha continues to send a group of monks and nuns to volunteer in the South to participate in the fight against the epidemic. This time, the group includes 11 monks and nuns from 5 provinces and cities (Nghe An, Thai Binh, Ninh Binh, Ha Nam, Hai Phong) to carry out anti-epidemic tasks at Field Hospital No. 13, Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City.

Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh presented flowers to monks on their way to perform their duties. Photo: Minh Thanh

In which Nghe An has 4 monks: Venerable Thich Minh Dinh (Dai Tue Pagoda - Nam Dan), Venerable Thich Minh Quang (Diec Pagoda - Vinh City), Venerable Thich Minh Ly (Tu Pagoda - Nghi Loc), Venerable Thich Phuc Tue (Dai Tue Pagoda - Nam Dan) volunteered to participate in this time.

All volunteers have undergone training, meet all standards, and are in good health to volunteer to go to the South to support the frontline forces against the epidemic. The mission of the group is to help and support the care of Covid-19 patients and carry out tasks assigned by doctors and nurses at the field hospital.

Most Venerable Thich Tho Lac - Deputy Standing Committee - Provincial Executive Committee of Vietnam Buddhist Sangha encouraged monks to go on duty. Photo: Minh Thanh

At the farewell ceremony, the monks who volunteered to go to the South to fight the epidemic received encouragement, motivation, and praise for their spirit of dedication and service from the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Nghe An province and from government representatives. On behalf of the monks who left this time, Venerable Thich Minh Ly spoke, expressing their determination to leave for the common mission.

The image of monks volunteering to go to the "epicenter" to join forces with the frontline team to fight the epidemic shows the noble actions and gestures, the compassionate spirit of Buddhists, actively contributing to the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic.

Most Venerable Thich Tho Lac - Deputy of the Provincial Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha presented 50 million VND to the representative of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee to support the program "Waves and computers for children". Photo: Minh Thanh

On this occasion, responding to the Government's call in the program "Waves and computers for children", at the ceremony, the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Nghe An province launched a fundraising program to help disadvantaged students and presented 50 million VND to support the program to the representative of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee./.