On April 23, 2015, the Vietnam Record Organization (VietKings) announced a list of 10 nominations for the first World Buddhist records in Ho Chi Minh City.
The 2014 United Nations Day of Vesak, which was held in Vietnam, ranked 6th on the list.
Other nominations include Nalanda University in India, the world’s first university to teach Buddhism, the Kuthodaw Pagoda marble-stelae recension of the Pali Buddhist canon in Myanmar, and the world’s biggest collection of Buddhist texts carved on wooden blocks, symbols of teachings in Haein-sa Pagoda in the Republic of Korea.
On May 10th, VietKings will send the files of nominations to the Guinness Book of World Records and will officially grant certificates of recognition to them at the 2016 VESAK Festival.
Source: VOV.com
