Letter of congratulations on the United Nations Vesak Day 2019
Below is the full text of the 2019 United Nations Vesak Day Congratulatory Letter from Head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs of Vietnam Vu Chien Thang.
Dear:
- Distinguished guests representing the United Nations, international organizations, countries, and representatives of embassies in Vietnam;
- Venerable Sangha representatives of Buddhism in various countries and Buddhist sects around the world, together with Venerable Sangha members of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha;
- All of you attending the 2019 United Nations Vesak Festival.
The United Nations Day of Vesak is a cultural and religious festival, aiming to honor, promote and develop the moral values and the spirit of good harmony of Buddha, organized on an international scale, demonstrating the determination and policy of the United Nations towards mass activities for a world of peace, friendship, cooperation and development.
This is the third time the United Nations Vesak flag, a symbol of peace, friendship and cooperation, has flown over the beautiful country of Vietnam, rich in cultural traditions.
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| National peace and prosperity ceremony at An Hau Pagoda. Photo courtesy of Duc Anh |
The 2019 United Nations Vesak Celebration hosted and chaired by the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, with the support of the Vietnamese people and government, was solemnly and solemnly organized, vividly demonstrating the right to freedom of belief and religion in Vietnam, affirming that Vietnam is always a proactive, active and responsible member of the United Nations, while also showing the increasingly strong position of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in the hearts of the nation and international Buddhist friends.
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| Thousands of Buddhists from all over the world attended the 2561st Buddha's Birthday celebration at Dai Tue Pagoda, Nam Anh Commune, Nam Dan District. Photo courtesy |
We hope that each of us is a messenger of peace, friendship, cooperation and development, through the activities of the Great Festival to actively contribute to the implementation of the achievements of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, focusing on environmental issues, peace on earth and hunger eradication and poverty reduction worldwide, making the humanistic values in the teachings and ethics of Buddha come true every day, contributing to bringing peace and happiness to humanity.
We also hope that your stay in Vietnam will be truly meaningful in terms of fellow believers and friendship from all over the world. You will also gain more understanding of a peaceful and beautiful Vietnam, and of the friendly, peace-loving and hospitable Vietnamese people.
I wish you good health, happiness, and peace in the Buddha's light and in faith in a bright future of unity, peace, and development for humanity.
Best regards./.
Prefect
DR. VU CHIEN THANG
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| Full text of the congratulatory letter on the 2019 United Nations Vesak Festival from the Head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs of Vietnam. |
