Head of the Central Commission for Mass Mobilisation Truong Thi Mai congratulated Buddhists on Lord Buddha’s 2562nd birthday while visiting the Executive Council of the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha (VBS) at Quan Su Temple in Hanoi on May 22.
Head of the Central
Commission for Mass Mobilisation Truong Thi Mai congratulates Buddhists on the
birth of Lord Buddha.
Mai extended her congratulations to Most Venerable Thich
Thanh Nhieu, vice standing chairman of the council, and all Buddhist monks,
nuns and followers on Lord Buddha’s birthday.
She emphasised that the Party and State always appreciate
the contributions by the VBS and Buddhists monks, nuns and followers who have
continually stood side by side with the country in the process of national
development and protection.
Mai applauded the VBS’s issuance of an official document
calling for the eradication of superstition, votive paper burning at Buddhist
temples and monasteries, and practices that go against the fine traditions and
Buddhist culture of Vietnam.
For his part, Most
Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu thanked the Party and State leaders for their
support, affirming that the VBS will continue encouraging Buddhists to take
part in patriotic emulation movements so as to help build a prosperous country
and a democratic, fair and civilised society.
Source: NDO
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