Upholding Buddhism’s spirit of compassion and relief for those in need, Buddhist monks, nuns and followers nationwide have actively engaged in disaster relief, assistance for disadvantaged people, care for the elderly, orphans and persons with disabilities, and the construction of charity houses, bridges, roads and schools. Social welfare programmes carried out during the 2022–2026 tenure had a total value of more than 7.5 trillion VND (293.1 million USD).
The Government Committee for Religious Affairs has pointed out the need to tighten the management of religious dignitaries and officials in the face of recent law and religious rule violations by some Buddhist monks.
The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on August 17 organised a send-off for ten Buddhist monks who volunteer to join hands with COVID-19 frontline forces in the southern pandemic-hit province of Long An.
More than 500 Buddhist monks, nuns and followers registered for blood donation while 150 people put their names on the list of organ donors at a festival in Hanoi on August 4.
The Quan The Am (the Goddess of Mercy) festival kicked off at Ngu Hanh Son (the Marble Mountain) in the central coastal city of Da Nang on March 24 (the 19th day of the second lunar month).
The first Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Buddhist Leaders’ Conference was held in the Lao capital city of Vientiane on November 12, aiming to promote the development of Buddhism in the countries as well as regional exchange in the religion.
Thousands of Buddhist monks, nuns and followers and visitors flocked to the Keo Pagoda festival that opened in Vu Thu district in the Red River Delta province of Thai Binh on February 19.
A grand requiem for traffic accident victims was held at Hoi An Pagoda in Binh Duong province, on November 11 with the view of easing the pain of losing relatives of the bereaved families.
A temple named Truc Lam Dai Giac in Nghi Xuan district, the central province of Ha Tinh, a place for worshipping Tran Dynasty’s kings and generals, was inaugurated at a ceremony on January 3.
Millions of Thai people dressed yellow and streamed down the streets nationwide on December 5 to celebrate the 88th birth anniversary of their King, Bhumibol Adulyadej.
