The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Chapter in Ninh Thuan province held on December 6 a solemn ceremony for appointing new head of Long Tho pagoda located in Ninh Phuoc district’s Phuoc Hau commune.
Present at the event included Most Venerable Member of the VBS’s Discernment Committee in Ninh Thuan Thích Như Thanh, Most Venerable Chairman of the provincial VBS’s Executive Committee Thích Hạnh Thể, Venerable Chairman of the VBS’s Executive Board in Ninh Phuoc district Thích Hạnh Luân, representatives of the provincial religious committee, and heads of Buddhist worshipping places and lay Buddhists in the province.
During the ceremony, the provincial VBS’s executive committee performed rituals for appointing Venerable Thích Chúc Hiển as the new abbot of the pagoda.
Nguyên Hải