VOV.VN - The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha has requested that provincial Buddhist Sanghas, Buddhist dignitaries, followers, and pagodas nationwide celebrate the Vu Lan Festival and hold requiems for the deceased virtually via online apps.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) of Ho Chi Minh City said on July 22 that it had sent an official dispatch to authorized agencies, proposing the use of its religious establishments as temporary COVID-19 treatment hospitals and quarantine facilities for Buddhist monks and nuns.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on June 14 presented 2,000 COVID-19 test kits worth VND600 million (US$26,000) to Nepal to aid the country’s COVID-19 fight.

Politburo member and Standing Vice Chairman of the NA Tran Thanh Man on May 19 visited Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu, Vice Standing Chairman of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), and other Buddhist dignitaries on the occasion of Buddha’s 2565th birthday and the 40th founding anniversary of the VBS.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) has handed over medical supplies worth VND1.8 billion (US$78,320) to help the India government and people battle COVID-19.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Buddhist Shangha (VBS) have been pioneers in patriotic movements and forging religious solidarity, said President Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a reception held on May 13 in Hanoi for a delegation from the VBS led by Most Venerable Thich Thien Nhon.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on May 12 delivered 100 portable ventilators and 50 oxygen generators worth VND14 billion to Indian representatives as part of efforts to assist the Indian Government in their ongoing COVID-19 fight.

Politburo member and Secretary of the Party Committee of Hanoi Dinh Tien Dung presented his eight-point plan of actions as a candidate for the upcoming election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly at a virtual meeting with voters on May 11.

The Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City on April 27 called on followers to make contributions to present 4 million face masks to people in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in a bid to ease their difficulties amid the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) has been experimenting with an online prayer scheme during the spring festival season in an effort to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the community.