VBS’s Secretary General receives Sri Lanka Ambassador

10/05/2015

On Sept. 30, Venerable Secretary General of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Executive Council Thích Đức Thiện received Sri Lanka Ambassador Saranya Hasathi Urgodawatt Dissanayke at Quan Su pagoda in Hanoi.

At the reception, Venerable Thích Đức Thiện shared with the guest about the VBS history as well as recent Buddhist developments in the country. He also expressed that the VBS wish to expand relations and cooperation with international religious organizations.

Speaking at the event, Ambassador of Sri Lanka expressed her pleasure at the fine diplomatic and traditional relation between Vietnam and Sri Lanka over the past years. She also wished that, through Buddhism, the two countries would boost the cooperation activities in the fields of education, culture…

Ambassador Saranya Hasathi Urgodawatt Dissanayke, a former historical archaeologist, has spent a lot of time to learn about the cultural history of Buddhism in Vietnam.

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