The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Sub-committee on Buddhist Family held on December 19 in Thua Thien Hue province a ceremony marking the 70th founding anniversary of the Viet Nam Buddhist Family (1951 – 2021).
Presentce at the ceremony taking place in the headquarters of the VBS’s chapter in Thua Thien Hue included Most Venerable Thích Chơn Hương, Most Venerable Thích Quang Thuận and Most Venerable Thích Hải Ân from the patronage council of the VBS chapter in the province; Most Venerable Thích Khế Chơn, Vice President of the VBS’s Executive Council cum Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of the VBS chapter in Thua Thien Hue; Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in the province Dương Đình Luân; and Vice Chairman of the provincial Committee for Religious Affairs Dương Tuấn.
As reported at the ceremony, as of June 2021, the Buddhist Family currently has 63,060 members with 1,035 branches.
During the ceremony, Most Venerable Thích Khế Chơn presented certificates of merit to the VBS’s Sub-committee on Buddhist Family.
Nguyên Hải (giacngo.vn)
