The standing board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) executive committee in the central province of Khanh Hoa on February 21 announced decisions to appoint three monks as heads of pagodas in Truong Sa (Spratly) island district.

VOV.VN - The Huong Pagoda festival, one of Vietnam’s largest traditional festivals, kicked off in Huong Son commune of My Duc district, Hanoi, on February 16.

VOV.VN - Thousands of people gathered at and around pagodas across the country on February 14, the 14th day of the first lunar month, as part of the annual prayer for peace.

VOV.VN - Like many other people in the north and central regions, local residents of Hue city in central Vietnam embark on short tour of major destinations, including the former Imperial City Complex or pagodas on lunar New Year’s Day.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese people typically go on a pilgrimage at the beginning of each Lunar New Year in order to pray for safety, health, good luck, prosperity, and happiness during the year ahead.

Visiting pagodas during the Lunar New Year festival is not merely an activity associated with Buddhism but it has become an age-old cultural tradition, and an indispensable part in Vietnamese people’s spiritual life.

VOV.VN - A memorial service was solemnly held at Tu Hieu pagoda in Thua Thien - Hue province for Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh who passed away on January 22 at the age of 96.

VOV.VN - A funeral service of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh was solemnly held on January 23 morning at Tu Hieu pagoda in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

VOV.VN - The passing of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is a loss to the Buddhist community in general and Vietnamese Buddhism in particular, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

VOV.VN - Buddhists on January 23 began to mourn Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh who passed away at Tu Hieu pagoda in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on the previous day.