Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình led a Government delegation on November 17 to pay his last respects to Most Venerable Thích Hiển Pháp, Deputy Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, who passed away four days ago.
Most Venerable Thích Hiển Pháp has served as a deputy of Vietnam’s National Assembly at the 6th and 9th legislatures and Head of Quang Duc Monastery. The Buddhist leader has also been awarded with many Party and State honours for his service during the war for the national unification.
The senior Buddhist monk died in Hung Phuoc Pagoda located in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 3 on November 16 at the age of 86 after a long illness.
The government official writes in funeral book
Expressing his condolences in the funeral book, Deputy PM Binh extolled the virtues of Most Venerable Thích Hiển Pháp, considering him as a fine example in both Buddhist and secular affairs with significant contributions to the war for national unification ended in 1975 and the establishment of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in 1981.
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