HCM City leaders extend greetings on Buddha’s birthday
A delegation of representatives from the Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on May 12 visited and offered greetings to several local Buddhist establishments ahead of Lord Buddha’s 2565th birthday.
A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City led by Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai on May 12 visits and extends greetings to several local Buddhist establishments ahead of Lord Buddha's 2565th birthday. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – A delegation of representatives from the Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on May 12 visited and offered greetings to several local Buddhist establishments ahead of Lord Buddha’s 2565th birthday.
The delegation wasled by Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai.
At the Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda, Hai extended the best wishes to Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, who is Deputy Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and Chairman of the Executive Council of the HCM City Buddhist Sangha, and local dignitaries and followers on the important festival for Buddhists.
On behalf of the city’s leaders, Hai thanked the Ho Chi Minh City Buddhist Sangha, Buddhist dignitaries and followers for joining hands with municipal authorities in the fight againstCOVID-19 and helping people facing difficulties due to the pandemic.
He suggested the HCMCity Buddhist Sangha continue to coordinate with municipal authority in encouraging Buddhist dignitiesand followers and local residents to uphold their responsibility and activelyparticipate in the upcoming elections of deputies to the 15th National Assemblyand People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 tenure.
Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang highlighted the meaning of the Buddha's Birthday, saying that to ensure safety and abide by regulationson COVID-19 prevention and control, the city’sBuddhist Sangha has downsized many Buddhist activities to savemoney for supporting the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines of the city, and the fightagainst the pandemic of Vietnam and neighbouring countries.
The city’s Buddhist Sangha will continueefforts to make more contributions to the city’s construction and development,Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang affirmed./.
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A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City led by Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai on May 12 visits and extends greetings to several local Buddhist establishments ahead of Lord Buddha's 2565th birthday. (Photo: VNA) 
