(HBO) - The Hoa Binh chapter of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) held a ceremony at Hoa Binh Phat Quang Pagoda on May 16 to celebrate the Lord Buddha’s birthday (Vesak).
The event was attended by National Assembly deputies of Hoa
Binh province, representatives of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front
Committee, departments and agencies, and nearly 2,000 local Buddhist monks,
nuns and followers.
The Vesak festival is an important annual event held on the
15th day of the fourth lunar month to mark the birthday of the Lord
Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.
The Lord Buddha, real name Siddhartha Gautama, was a crown prince who was the
son of King Suddhodana and Queen Mayaof Sakyain the ancient India.
The Vesak has been a big
festival of Vietnam for a long time. This year, it coincided with the VBS’s
hosting of the 16th UN Day of Vesak celebration. This was also an
occasion to encourage the upholding of Buddhist cultural traditions in national
development and defence while demonstrating the Party and State’s religious
policy. Therefore, it attracted a large number of participants, even
non-Buddhists.
The ceremony in Hoa Binh featured rituals worshipping the
Buddha, lighting candles to offer prayers, and a parade of floats around Hoa
Binh city./.
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