The Executive Committee of Hoa Hao Buddhist sect in the southernprovince of Vinh Long has vowed to rally the involvement of itsfollowers in residential lifestyle and new rural development campaigns.
The pledge was made at a meeting between over 230 Hoa HaoBuddhist dignitaries and officials from the Steering Committee for theSouth-western Region, the Ho Chi Minh Academy of Politics and PublicAdministration, the provincial Party Committee, and the provincialchapter of the Vietnam Fatherland Front on August 11.
Theevent aimed to update the dignitaries of the religious situation and theimplementation of Party and State policies on religions and beliefsover the past time.
Dignitaries urged local authorities topromptly handle wrongdoings committed in the name of religion, make iteasier for Hoa Hao Buddhists to be admitted to the Party, and supportfollowers in having places of worship in line with law.
Hometo over 35,000 Hoa Hao Buddhist followers, Vinh Long authorities haveacted to ensure that religious policies are in full place and theircitizens are entitled to pursue any religions or beliefs in conformitywith law.
Founded in 1939 in the southern province of AnGiang, the sect has spread across 19 cities and provinces nationwidewith over 2 million followers.
Hoa Hao combines Buddhism,Animism, Confucianism and indigenous practices under the motto "For thedharma, for the nation".-VNA
The pledge was made at a meeting between over 230 Hoa HaoBuddhist dignitaries and officials from the Steering Committee for theSouth-western Region, the Ho Chi Minh Academy of Politics and PublicAdministration, the provincial Party Committee, and the provincialchapter of the Vietnam Fatherland Front on August 11.
Theevent aimed to update the dignitaries of the religious situation and theimplementation of Party and State policies on religions and beliefsover the past time.
Dignitaries urged local authorities topromptly handle wrongdoings committed in the name of religion, make iteasier for Hoa Hao Buddhists to be admitted to the Party, and supportfollowers in having places of worship in line with law.
Hometo over 35,000 Hoa Hao Buddhist followers, Vinh Long authorities haveacted to ensure that religious policies are in full place and theircitizens are entitled to pursue any religions or beliefs in conformitywith law.
Founded in 1939 in the southern province of AnGiang, the sect has spread across 19 cities and provinces nationwidewith over 2 million followers.
Hoa Hao combines Buddhism,Animism, Confucianism and indigenous practices under the motto "For thedharma, for the nation".-VNA
