The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) in Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony at the Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda on September 23 to pay homage to President Tran Dai Quang. (Photo: VNA) 
The ceremony saw the attendance of Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, Deputy Patriarch of the VBS Patronage Council and Chairman of the VBS Executive Council of HCM City; and Most Venerable Thich Thien Nhon, Chairman of the VBS Executive Council. (Photo: VNA) 
More than 500 Buddhist monks, nuns and followers of the VBS in HCM City joined the event. (Source: VNA) 
At the ceremony. (Source: VNA) 
President Tran Dai Quang passed away at 10:05am on September 21 in Hanoi at the age of 62 due to serious illness. (Photo: VNA) 
He was elected State President of Vietnam at the 11th session of the 13th National Assembly on April 2, 2016. (Photo: VNA) 
A State funeral will be held for President Tran Dai Quang on September 27 and state mourning will be observed on September 26 and 27 (Photo: VNA) 
The memorial service will be held at 7:30am on September 27 at the National Funeral Hall, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi. The burial ceremony will take place from 3:30pm on the same day in the President's native land in Quang Thien commune, Kim Son district, Ninh Binh province. (Photo: VNA) VNA
