The adoption of the Law on Belief and Religion in 2016 was an important legal reform in Vietnam, creating a firm legal framework to better ensure citizens’ rights to freedom of belief and religion.
The opening ceremony of the 2019 Bai Dinh Pagoda festival was held in Gia Sinh commune, Gia Vien district, the northern province of Ninh Binh on February 10 or the 6th day of the lunar new year.
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan on January 31 visited and offered Tet greetings to religious dignitaries and followers in the city on the thresholds of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hanoi Nguyen Duc Chung extended his Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) while visiting its headquarters at Quan Su Pagoda in the city on January 31.
The first phase of the construction of the Khmer Theravada Buddhist Academy was inaugurated in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on January 9.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked for thorough preparations for the United Nations Day of Vesak Celebrations in May 2019 to ensure Vietnam’s prestige while chairing a conference on the organisation of the event in Hanoi on December 5.
Various ceremonial activities will take place in the northern province of Quang Ninh on December 6 and 7 to commemorate the 710th anniversary of the death of King–Monk Tran Nhan Tong, the founder of Vietnam Zen Buddhism.
The Vietnamese Buddhist Association in Japan has so far served as a spiritual support for Vietnamese studying, working and living in Japan.
The coordinating board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) in Laos made its debut during a ceremony held at Phat Tich pagoda in Vientiane on November 11.
A delegation of Buddhist An Nam sect and several Vietnamese Buddhists living in Thailand is on a visit to Vietnam from September 30-October 6.
Vice Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee Vo Thi Dung hosted a reception on October 3 for Most Venerable Phra Promwachirayan, member of the Sangha Supreme Council of Thailand, monks heading Vietnamese pagodas in Thailand and several Vietnamese Buddhists living in Thailand.
A Buddhist cultural exchange of Vietnam, Russia and India was held at the Hanoi-Moscow multifunctional complex (Incentra) in Moscow on September 29.
The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) in Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on September 23 to pay homage to President Tran Dai Quang, who passed away on September 21 at the age of 62.
Vietnamese expatriates in the Czech Republic held a grand ceremony to mark the Buddhist Vu Lan Festival in Prague on September 2.
The National Committee for Traffic Safety in collaboration with the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) held a grand requiem for traffic accident victims in 2018 on August 23.
Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Ngo Sach Thuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 17 for Permanent Vice President of the Lao Buddhist Fellowship Organisation, Most Venerable Veth Masenay.
The Embassy of India in Vietnam hosted a ceremony to celebrate the 71st anniversary of India’s Independence Day (August 15, 1947) in Hanoi on August 15.
The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha held a ceremony at Tam Chuc Pagoda in Kim Bang district, the northern province of Ha Nam, on July 22 to plant a Bodhi tree presented by Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament Karu Jayasuriya.
