VOV.VN - Thousands of pilgrims and visitors flocked to Yen Tu Mountain, dubbed the Buddhist land in Vietnam, in northern Quang Ninh province, on February 19 to take part in the opening of the annual spring festival for Buddhist pilgrims.

VOV.VN - Tam Chuc pagoda in northern Ha Nam province, the largest Buddhist temple in Vietnam and one of the largest in the world, has welcomed hordes of pilgrims during the opening days of the Lunar New Year.

A series of large-scale spring festivals kicked off on February 15 (the sixth day of the first lunar month) in many northern localities.

VOV.VN - A statue of Maitreya Buddha weighing 5,112 metric tonnes, the largest of its kind in the world, has been officially placed on top of Ba Den Mountain, a famous travel destination in the south-western province of Tay Ninh.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) of Ho Chi Minh City carried out charitable and social activities with total funds of over VND748 billion (US$30.3 million) last year.

Work started on the upgrade of Phat Tich Pagoda, a Vietnamese Buddhist pagoda in the Lao capital of Vientiane, on December 29.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) and the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) are set to jointly hold a requiem for peace of the souls of traffic accident victims on December 29 at Long Hung Pagoda in Dong Anh district of Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The second Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Buddhist Summit opened on December 25 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Images, documents, and artifacts of historical and cultural values of the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac relic and landscape complex, including national Buddhist treasures, are on display in Quang Ninh Province.

Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Executive Council Most Venerable Thich Gia Quang has described Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's book on the promotion of the great national solidarity tradition as a guidance for the VBS to strengthen its place in the national great unity bloc.