Over 1000 Buddhist monks, nuns and followers in Da Lat city have attended a grand requiem for traffic accident victims held on August 28 in the city’s Lam Vien Square.
The event was co-organized by the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s executive board in Da Lat city and the municipal traffic safety committee.
The ceremony also saw the presence of Senior Venerable Vice Chairman of the VBS’s Executive Committee in Lam Dong province Thích Thanh Tân, Chairman of the Religious Affairs Committee in Lam Dong Ngô Văn Đức and Vice President of the People’s Committee in Da Lat city cum Chairman of the municipal Traffic Safety Committee Võ Ngọc Trình.
Speaking at the event, Rev. Thích Thanh Tân highlighted that the requiem 2019 aimed to not only help ease the pain of bereaved families who have lost family members but also send a message on the awareness of road traffic to Buddhist monks, nuns and followers in monasteries in the province.
Senior Venerable Thích Thanh Tân speaks at the requiem
Participants attend the event
Nguyên Hải
