At a conference held in the province, Nam requested that safety be ensured for all activities held in the framework of the occasion, as well as for the accommodation of both domestic and foreign participants.

The UN Day of Vesak 2019 will be held at the Tam Chuc Buddhist Culture Centre in Ha Nam province.

Specific plans must be well prepared for the Day of Vesak, he said, adding that ensuring security for the event is a prioritised mission for the police in the coming time.

Meanwhile, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Dinh affirmed the significance of the event for both the country and the locality’s socio-economy.

The provincial Party Committee and People’s Committee have directed competent authorities to make meticulous preparations for the event, he added.

The UN Day of Vesak 2019, themed “Global Leadership and Shared Responsibilities for Sustainable Societies”, expects over 10,000 participants, including dignitaries, monks, and leaders of Buddhist organisations; scientists and researchers; and Buddhist followers from over 100 countries and territories all over the globe.

The event is a chance for Vietnam to promote its nation, people, and culture, as well as the solidarity across its various regions, affirming the Party and State’s policy of ensuring religious freedom.

"Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon in the month of May, is the year’s most sacred day to the millions of Buddhists around the world. It was on the Day of Vesak two and a half millennia ago that the Buddha was born. It was also on the Day of Vesak that the Buddha attained enlightenment, and it was on the Day of Vesak that the Buddha in his 80th year passed away.

The UN General Assembly internationally recognised the Day of Vesak in 1999 to acknowledge the contributions that Buddhism, one of the oldest religions in the world, has made and continues to make to the spirituality of humanity.

The UN Day of Vesak was first held in 2001.

Buddhist Vu Lan Festival in full swing

The Buddhist Vu Lan Festival is now in full swing, taking place during the middle of the seventh lunar month. These days, crowds of Buddhists and non-religious people flock to pagodas and worship places nationwide to hear talks about parental love and pray for their parents.

 

Photo exhibition highlights Buddhist achievements

As many as 450 photos featuring standout achievements of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) during 2012-2017 are on display at the Friendship Cultural Palace in Hanoi.

 

Bac Giang leader attends statue casting ceremony of Buddhist Emperor Tran Nhan Tong

(BGO) - The Vice Chairman of the Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee Le Anh Duong on February 1 attended the statue casting ceremony of Buddhist Emperor Tran Nhan Tong at Tan Tien bronze casting factory in Y Yen district, Nam Dinh province. 

 

Tay Yen Tu – Past and present

(BGO) - Yen Tu Mountain should be called Yen Tu Range as it stretches three provinces: Quang Ninh, Hai Duong and Bac Giang. The mountain range has two parts: the eastern part in Quang Ninh and Hai Duong provinces, which is often called Dong Yen Tu (Eastern Yen Tu), and the western part, which is fully located in Bac Giang province and now called Tay Yen Tu (Western Yen Tu).

 

Tay Yen Tu tourism complex attracts nearly 40,000 arrivals in Culture-Tourism Week

(BGO) – According to the Management Board of Tay Yen Tu spiritual –ecological tourism complex, the destination welcomed 39,000 tourist arrivals in the Bac Giang provincial Culture-Tourism Week 2019 (taking place from February 14 - 20), 80 percent of which used the cable car to visit Thuong (Upper) pagoda or Linh Thong Thien Tu.

 

Source: VNA