The ceremony saw the presence of Most Senior Venerable Thích Thiện Duyên, Deputy Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Central Discernment Council cum Head of the VBS’s discernment committee in Quang Nam; Most Venerable Thích Hải Ấn, Vice Chairman of the VBS Central Committee for Buddhist Education cum Rector of the Buddhist Institute in Hue; Most Venerable Thích Thiện Thành, Chairman of the VBS Executive Committee in Quang Nam; representatives of local authorities; and Buddhist dignitaries in the province and the Buddhist college.

 Buddhists and local officials at the ceremony

During the ceremony, Senior Venerable Thích Phước Minh, Vice Chairman of the VBS executive committee in Quang Nam cum Head of the Buddhist school bit the drum for formally opening the new school year for about 100 student monks, nuns and lay Buddhists of the 8^th Buddhist Intermediate Course and the 1^st Buddhist preliminary course from Quang Nam and neighboring provinces.

 Senior Venerable Thích Phước Minh speaks at the ceremony

On the occasion, the Buddhist school awarded graduation certificates to 76 monks and nuns of the 7^th Buddhist Intermediate Course (2017-2020).

 Presenting graduation certificates to graduated students.

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