The relics are gifts from Most Venerable Tinh Giac, Patriarch of the Ho Chi Minh City-based Giac Quang Pagoda and Supreme Advisor of the Thai Royal Buddhist Sangha.

The VBS Vice Secretary, Venerable Thich Gia Quang, said at a press briefing on June 1 that the grand procession is a significant event to honour the Buddhist dogmas and cultural values in today’s life.

On the occasion, the VBS will hold a week of prayers for monks, nuns and followers to worship the relics, which will be then located in Quan Su pagoda, headquarters of the VBS, and Bai Dinh pagoda, the largest Buddhist pagoda in Vietnam.