Religious committee in Da Nang extends greetings to Theravada Buddhist monks on occasion of summer retreat

07/22/2022

Chairman of Da Nang municipal Committee for Religious Affairs Nguyễn Cao Cường paid on July 22 a visit to Tam Bao pagoda located in Hai Chau district’s Binh Hien ward for meeting with monks participating in the summer retreat of Theravada Buddhist sect.

Chairman Nguyễn Cao Cường (left) and Venerable Thích Pháp Hiếu

The municipal religious committee official was welcomed by Venerable Thích Pháp Hiếu, Abbot of Tam Bao pagoda.

At the visit, Chairman Nguyễn Cao Cường sent his greetings and encouragements to all Theravada Buddhist monks participating in the summer retreat.

Venerable Thích Pháp Hiếu took the chance to thank the municipal religious committee for its due attention and support extended to the Theravada Buddhist sect in the locality over the past years.

The summer retreat 2022 of Theravada Buddhist sect was started on the full moon of the sixth lunar month and will last until the 16th of the ninth lunar month, before the Buddhist robe offering ceremony taking place in the tenth lunar month.

 

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