VOV.VN - Hundreds of monks, nuns, and Buddhists gathered together in Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda in District 10 of Ho Chi Minh City on August 14 to celebrate the Vu Lan Festival, a Buddhist ritual held annually to show people's great appreciation and gratitude to their parents and ancestors.

Nine religious dignities, including Most Venerable Thich Tinh Lien, head of the An Nam Tong (Annamkiya) Buddhist sect and abbots of Vietnamese Buddhist pagodas in Thailand have received a royal decree from Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua.

VOV.VN - During the two-day State funeral on July 25 - 26, hordes of Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers joined local residents for a requiem in commemoration of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at Quan Su pagoda in Hanoi.

Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers and residents can pay tribute to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who breathed his last on July 19, at pagodas and monasteries on July 25 and 26, the same time when respect-paying and memorial ceremonies are held for the leader.

VOV.VN - The Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam (BSV) organised a solemn memorial service for fallen soldiers in the central province of Quang Tri on July 23 to mark the 77th War Martyrs and Invalids’ Day, which is coming up on July 27.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) held a grand ceremony in Hanoi on May 22, the 15th day of the fourth lunar month, to mark the Lord Buddha’s birthday (Vesak Day).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a ritual marking Lord Buddha’s birth anniversary at Quan Su pagoda, the headquarters of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, in Hanoi on May 22 morning.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha solemnly held a ritual on May 21 at Quan Su Pagoda in Hanoi to observe the 2568th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat has highlighted Buddhism’s importance in the country’s national development at the commemoration of International Day of Vesak 2024 at the UN headquarters in New York on May 20, expressing Vietnam’s wish to play host to another UN Day of Vesak in future.

VOV.VN - Thousands of people gathered together at Phap Hoa Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City on May 19 in the largest lantern releasing ceremony in order to pray for peace on the occasion of Lord Buddha’s 2568th birthday.