The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Chapter in Ninh Thuan held on May 7 a grand ceremony to celebrate the Buddha’s Birthday 2020 (B.E. 2564) in Phan Rang- Thap Cham city.
The event taking place at Sung An pagoda saw the participation of Most Venerable Member of the VBS’s Executive Council cum Head of the VBS Chapter in the province Thích Hạnh Thể, representatives from local authorities, monks, nuns and lay people in the locality.
Monks and nuns at the ceremony
During the ceremony, Most Venerable Thích Hạnh Thể read the message of the VBS Supreme Patriarch on the Buddha’s Birthday sent to Vietnamese Buddhists in the country and aboard.
This year, due to the nCov pandemic, the VBS Chapter in the province has strictly observed regulations of the Prime Minister and local authorities by holding solemn but simple Buddhist rituals for celebrating the Buddha’s Birthday 2020.
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