A ceremony to mark the 94 th birthday of the Hoa Hao Buddhist sect’sfounder, prophet Huynh Phu So, was held in the sect’s holy land in PhuMy town, Phu Tan district, the southern An Giang province on December 27(the 25 th day of the 11 th month in the lunar calendar).
Representatives of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for MassMobilisation, the Government Committee for Religious Affairs, theSouthwest Steering Committee, the Military High Command Zone 9,provincial leaders and thousands of Hoa Hao followers attended theevent.
Chairman of the An Giang chapter of theVietnam Fatherland Front Huynh Cong Muoc commended the Central Hoa HaoBuddhist Congregation’s Executive Committee, its provincialrepresentative committees and those at the grassroots level for comingtogether to form a united community and following the Constitution andlaws.
The same day, 34,000 Hoa Hao followers in the southern Vinh Long province joined similar activities in their localities.
At places where Huynh Phu So’s birthday was celebrated, leaders ofagencies, organisations and localities spoke highly of the followers andexecutive committees’ contributions to performing well the Party’spolicies and State’s laws.
They have created solidarity between religious and non-religious people to develop their hometowns.
In 2013, the Hoa Hao followers in the province donated over 5.7 billion VND for charitable activities.
On the occasion, the Central Hoa Hao Buddhist Congregation commendedthree followers who have made remarkable contributions to charitablework during the year in the province.
Founded in 1939 in AnGiang province, the Hoa Hao Buddhist sect has developed in 19 provincesand cities nationwide with over two million followers. Hoa Haocombines Buddhism, Animism, Confucianism and indigenous practices. Thesect’s motto is: "Loving each other as brothers and sisters, helpingeach other follow the moral path."
This year, the followerscontributed more than 210 billion VND (nearly 10 million USD) tocharitable activities and the building of social works.-VNA
Representatives of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for MassMobilisation, the Government Committee for Religious Affairs, theSouthwest Steering Committee, the Military High Command Zone 9,provincial leaders and thousands of Hoa Hao followers attended theevent.
Chairman of the An Giang chapter of theVietnam Fatherland Front Huynh Cong Muoc commended the Central Hoa HaoBuddhist Congregation’s Executive Committee, its provincialrepresentative committees and those at the grassroots level for comingtogether to form a united community and following the Constitution andlaws.
The same day, 34,000 Hoa Hao followers in the southern Vinh Long province joined similar activities in their localities.
At places where Huynh Phu So’s birthday was celebrated, leaders ofagencies, organisations and localities spoke highly of the followers andexecutive committees’ contributions to performing well the Party’spolicies and State’s laws.
They have created solidarity between religious and non-religious people to develop their hometowns.
In 2013, the Hoa Hao followers in the province donated over 5.7 billion VND for charitable activities.
On the occasion, the Central Hoa Hao Buddhist Congregation commendedthree followers who have made remarkable contributions to charitablework during the year in the province.
Founded in 1939 in AnGiang province, the Hoa Hao Buddhist sect has developed in 19 provincesand cities nationwide with over two million followers. Hoa Haocombines Buddhism, Animism, Confucianism and indigenous practices. Thesect’s motto is: "Loving each other as brothers and sisters, helpingeach other follow the moral path."
This year, the followerscontributed more than 210 billion VND (nearly 10 million USD) tocharitable activities and the building of social works.-VNA
