Memorial service held for senior Buddhist dignitary
Thousands of people gathered at the Quan Su Pagoda – the headquarters of
the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) in Hanoi on Nov. 30 for a solemn
memorial service for Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu, Permanent Vice
President of the VBS’s Executive Council.
Thousands of people gathered at the Quan Su Pagoda – the headquarters of
the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) in Hanoi on Nov. 30 for a solemn
memorial service for Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu, Permanent Vice
President of the VBS’s Executive Council.
The same day, Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu was laid to rest at a stupa at Nho Lam pagoda in Kim Dong district, the Red River Delta province of Hung Yen .
Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu (real name Tran Van Long) passed away on Nov. 26 at the age of 85.
Delegations from the Party Central Committee, the Presidential Office and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, ministries, sectors, organisations, religious and diplomatic corps, religious dignitaries, monks, nuns and Buddhist followers came to express their respect and bid farewell to the senior Buddhist dignitary.
On Nov. 28 and 29, Party, State and Fatherland Front leaders, delegations from ministries, sectors, organisations and localities, as well as monks, nuns and Buddhist followers across the country and from abroad came in person or sent wreaths to Quan Su Pagoda to pay tribute to the Most Venerable..
After the Nov. 30 commemorative ceremony Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu will rest at the stupa at Nho Lam pagoda in Kim Dong district, the Red River Delta province of Hung Yen .
Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu was born in 1927 in Song Mai commune, Kim Dong district, Hung Yen province.
The Most Venerable was also a member of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s Patronage Council, a deputy to the 11th and 12th National Assemblies, and a member of the Presidium of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee.
When he was five years old, he left home to live in Nho Lam pagoda in Kim Dong district, where he began studying Buddhism.
The Buddhist dignitary made a significant contribution to merging nine Buddhist sects and organisations and setting up the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha.
He had encouraged Buddhist monks, nuns and followers to practice their religion in line with the Party’s and State’s guidelines, policies and laws, as well as participating in patriotic emulation movements and social activities.
With his contributions, Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu was conferred by the Party and State a number of noble distinctions, including the Ho Chi Minh Order, Independence Order (second class), Resistance Order (first and second classes) and Great National Unity Order./.
The same day, Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu was laid to rest at a stupa at Nho Lam pagoda in Kim Dong district, the Red River Delta province of Hung Yen .
Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu (real name Tran Van Long) passed away on Nov. 26 at the age of 85.
Delegations from the Party Central Committee, the Presidential Office and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, ministries, sectors, organisations, religious and diplomatic corps, religious dignitaries, monks, nuns and Buddhist followers came to express their respect and bid farewell to the senior Buddhist dignitary.
On Nov. 28 and 29, Party, State and Fatherland Front leaders, delegations from ministries, sectors, organisations and localities, as well as monks, nuns and Buddhist followers across the country and from abroad came in person or sent wreaths to Quan Su Pagoda to pay tribute to the Most Venerable..
After the Nov. 30 commemorative ceremony Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu will rest at the stupa at Nho Lam pagoda in Kim Dong district, the Red River Delta province of Hung Yen .
Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu was born in 1927 in Song Mai commune, Kim Dong district, Hung Yen province.
The Most Venerable was also a member of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s Patronage Council, a deputy to the 11th and 12th National Assemblies, and a member of the Presidium of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee.
When he was five years old, he left home to live in Nho Lam pagoda in Kim Dong district, where he began studying Buddhism.
The Buddhist dignitary made a significant contribution to merging nine Buddhist sects and organisations and setting up the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha.
He had encouraged Buddhist monks, nuns and followers to practice their religion in line with the Party’s and State’s guidelines, policies and laws, as well as participating in patriotic emulation movements and social activities.
With his contributions, Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu was conferred by the Party and State a number of noble distinctions, including the Ho Chi Minh Order, Independence Order (second class), Resistance Order (first and second classes) and Great National Unity Order./.
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