The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s (VBS) Executive Committee in Tra Vinh held on April 29 a meeting on the Buddha’s Birthday celebration and the Summer Retreat 2022 (B.E. 2566).
Most Venerable Thạch Sok Xane, Vice President of the VBS’s Executive Council cum Chairman of the VBS’s Executive Committee in Tra Vinh province chairs the meeting
The event taking place at Luong Xuyen pagoda in ward 1 of Tra Vinh city was co-chaired by Most Venerable Thạch Sok Xane, Vice President of the VBS’s Central Executive Council cum Chairman of the provincial VBS Executive Committee, Most Venerable Thích Trí Minh, Member of the VBS Central Executive Council cum Vice Chairman of the provincial VBS’s Executive Committee, and Most Venerable Thích Huệ Pháp, Vice Chairman of the provincial VBS’s Executive Committee cum Head of Sub-committee for Monk Affairs.
Local guests at the event included Vice Chairman of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee Kiên Banh, Vice Chairwoman of the provincial Party Commission for Mass Mobilization Thạch Thị Ngọc Mai and Chairman of the provincial Committee for Religious Affairs Lê Văn Tịnh.
As reported, the district- level VBS executive boards will hold ceremonies to celebrate the Buddha’s Birthday 2022 from May 8 to 15.
The provincial VBS Chapter will hold on May 13 a grand ceremony to celebrate the Buddha’s Birthday at Luong Xuyen pagoda with the participation of monks, nuns and lay Buddhists in the province.
In addition, the Summer Retreat 2022 of the Mahayana and the Mendicant Buddhist sects will be held from May 16 to August 13 at Luong Xuyen pagoda in ward 1 (for monks) and Lien Hoa pagoda in ward 5 (for nuns). The Khmer Theravada Buddhist sect will open the retreat from July 13 to October 10 at Khmer pagodas in the province.
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