VOV.VN - The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha will hold a grand ceremony on November 7 to commemorate its 40th founding anniversary (1981-2021).

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien has sent congratulations to Buddhists nationwide on the 40th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) (November 7, 1981 - 2021).

VOV.VN - A solemn memorial service was held on October 23 at Rang pagoda in Hanoi’s Phu Xuyen district for Most Venerable Thich Pho Tue, Supreme Patriarch of the Patronage Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha.

VOV.VN - A tribute-paying ceremony for Most Venerable Thich Pho Tue, Supreme Patriarch of the Patronage Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), was held on October 22 at Vien Minh Pagoda in Phu Xuyen district of Hanoi, drawing the participation of many high-ranking Vietnamese officials.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 22 laid a wreath and offered incense to Most Venerable Thich Pho Tue, the top leader of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS).

Venerable Thich Minh Quang, head monk of the Phat Tich Pagoda in Vientiane, has handed over to the Lao Front for National Construction LAK25 million worth of essential goods (about over VND50 million) to help people who are being severely affected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Government Committee for Religious Affairs will always accompany Buddhist dignitaries and followers in Ho Chi Minh City in the fight against COVID-19, said Vice Chairman of the committee Nguyen Tien Trong.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on September 18 held a fare-well ceremony, the sixth of its kind, for religious dignitaries, monks, nuns and followers who are voluntarily joining front-liners in the fight against COVID-19 in the city.

The Ho Chi Minh City Buddhist Sangha held a ceremony on September 13 to present 10 ambulances, worth more than VND10 billion, to hospitals in the city and the Mekong province of Ben Tre, to help with the transportation and treatment of patients.

VOV.VN - Religious groups from across Vietnam have made a number of great contributions to the ongoing national fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.