The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Central Committee has recently held a grand ceremony in Maputo, Mozambique, to make public the Vietnam Buddhist Association (Source: VNA) Pretoria (VNA) – The Vietnam BuddhistSangha (VBS) Central Committee has recently held a grand ceremony in Maputo,Mozambique, to make public the Vietnam Buddhist Association (VBA) and launchthe plan to establish a Vietnamese Buddhist Centre in Mozambique, also thefirst of its kind in Africa.
Addressing the event, Most Venerable Thich Duc Thien, General Secretary of theVBS Executive Council, spoke highly of Mozambique’s licensing of the VBA andexpressed his hope that the association will contribute to strengtheningsolidarity among the Vietnamese community in the country, and consolidatingfriendship between the two nations.
He said the VBS will build a Vietnamese Cultural Centre covering more than fourhectares in Mozambique, with a pagoda in the centre.
Arao Litsuri, a representative from the Mozambican Government, expressed hishope that Vietnamese Buddhist followers will introduce Vietnamese culture tolocal people and contribute to charity activities and poverty reduction in thecountry.
On this occasion, the VBS presented 300 schoolbags to poor students in Mozambique’smountainous province of Tete via the Mozambican Ministry of Education andCulture./.
Addressing the event, Most Venerable Thich Duc Thien, General Secretary of theVBS Executive Council, spoke highly of Mozambique’s licensing of the VBA andexpressed his hope that the association will contribute to strengtheningsolidarity among the Vietnamese community in the country, and consolidatingfriendship between the two nations.
He said the VBS will build a Vietnamese Cultural Centre covering more than fourhectares in Mozambique, with a pagoda in the centre.
Arao Litsuri, a representative from the Mozambican Government, expressed hishope that Vietnamese Buddhist followers will introduce Vietnamese culture tolocal people and contribute to charity activities and poverty reduction in thecountry.
On this occasion, the VBS presented 300 schoolbags to poor students in Mozambique’smountainous province of Tete via the Mozambican Ministry of Education andCulture./.
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