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Buddhist week celebrates Hanoi’s 1000th year

A week of Buddhist celebrations to acknowledge the capital city’s millennial anniversary began at the Thang Long Citadel on July 28.
A week of Buddhist celebrations to acknowledge the capital city’smillennial anniversary began at the Thang Long Citadel on July 28.

MostVenerable Thich Thien Nhon, Deputy Chairman and General Secretary ofVietnam’s Buddhist Sangha’s Executive Council, delivered the openingspeech, confirming the role played by Vietnamese Buddhists in thecountry’s history of national construction and defence.

A ceremony to burn incense for King Ly Thai To, the founder of Hanoi , and Kings and monks through ages was also held.

Presentat the opening ceremony were Most Venerable Thich Pho Tue, thePatriarch of the Sangha Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, numerousBuddhist dignitaries and followers, as well as officials from theForeign Ministry and city authorities.

On the occasion, theCentral Committee of Vietnam’s Buddhist Sangha presented 25 charityhouses to disadvantaged families and 500 scholarships to poor studentsin Hanoi.

The week, which lasts until August 2, includes aprocession of tablets that belonged to King Ly Thai To and Van Hanh, aBuddhist monk who raised the King after his mother had died giving birthand Buddha’s sari from the Quan Su Pagoda, to the Thang Long Citadel.
A ceremony will also be held at the citadel on July 29 topray for peace and the people as well as a requiem for fallen combatantson July 31.

An exhibition showcasing ancientBuddhist artifacts and works of art, a seminar on Buddhism and thecapital city, a night festival with garlands of flowers and colouredlanterns and a theatrical performance themed “Imprints of Thang Long”will also take place./.
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