United Nations Day of Vesak Celebrations 2025 begin in Ho Chi Minh City

  • State President Luong Cuong and Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, the Supreme Patriarch of the Patronage Council of VBS attend the opening ceremony. VNA Photo
    State President Luong Cuong and Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, the Supreme Patriarch of the Patronage Council of VBS attend the opening ceremony. VNA Photo
  • Art performances at the opening ceremony. VNA Photo
    Art performances at the opening ceremony. VNA Photo
  • Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns, followers and delegates attend the opening ceremony. VNA Photo
    Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns, followers and delegates attend the opening ceremony. VNA Photo
  • Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake speaks at the opening ceremony. VNA Photo
    Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake speaks at the opening ceremony. VNA Photo
  • State President Luong Cuong speaks at the opening ceremony. VNA Photo
    State President Luong Cuong speaks at the opening ceremony. VNA Photo
  • Most Venerable Phra Brahmapundit, President of the International Council for the Day of Vesak (ICDV), speaks at the opening ceremony. VNA Photo
    Most Venerable Phra Brahmapundit, President of the International Council for the Day of Vesak (ICDV), speaks at the opening ceremony. VNA Photo
  • Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, the Supreme Patriarch of the Patronage Council of VBS speaks at the opening ceremony. VNA Photo
    Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, the Supreme Patriarch of the Patronage Council of VBS speaks at the opening ceremony. VNA Photo
  • State President Luong Cuong and delegates attend the opening ceremony. VNA Photo
    State President Luong Cuong and delegates attend the opening ceremony. VNA Photo
  • Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns, followers and delegates come to attend the opening ceremony. VNA Photo
    Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns, followers and delegates come to attend the opening ceremony. VNA Photo
  • Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns, followers and delegates come to attend the opening ceremony. VNA Photo
    Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns, followers and delegates come to attend the opening ceremony. VNA Photo

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United Nations Day of Vesak Celebrations 2025 begin in Ho Chi Minh City
05/06/2025 10:28 | TTXVN |
A ceremony to start the 20th United Nations Day of Vesak Celebrations (Vesak 2025) was held by the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) in Ho Chi Minh City on May 6. Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong attended the opening ceremony. The three-day celebrations, lasting to May 8 under the theme “Unity and Inclusivity for Human Dignity: Buddhist Insights for World Peace and Sustainable Development,”, saw the participation of thousands of Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns and followers, as well as delegates from 85 countries and territories worldwide. VNA Photo

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