Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to theUnited Nations (UN) highlighted noble teachings and universal messageof love for mankind, of living together in peace, harmony, non-violenceand tolerance of Lord Buddha at the recent celebration of InternationalDay of VESAK in New York.
“After more than two and a halfmillennia, today these teachings and principles remain all the morerelevant and of great significance, she stressed, describing them as thefoundation for harmonious relations between peoples and nations, fordiversity and tolerance which are essential to the continued advancementof the international community, especially in face of multiple andcomplex threats and challenges, including poverty, inequality, climatechange, economic crises, violent extremism and armed conflicts in manyparts of the world.
Buddhism was first introduced into Vietnammore than 2000 years ago, and it has integrated into the Vietnamesesociety and had immense influence on our culture, ideal, morality, andcustoms, Nga said.
Buddhism co-exists in harmonyand thrives together with many other religions in Vietnam thanks to theVietnamese State's guarantee of freedom of religions and beliefs, sheadded
Vietnamese Buddhists proactively participatein many international fora, dialogues among religions and faiths andexchange views on religious beliefs, she affirmed.
Last year, Vietnam successfully hosted the 11th Anniversary Celebrationand International Buddhist Conference of the UN Day of VESAK.
Thisyear’s International Day of VESAK (Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment andPassing Away) in New York saw the participation of ambassadors,representatives from the UN’s member nations along with over 300Buddhist monks and nuns worldwide.
As an annual event hosted bythe UN since 1999, the celebration aims to honour great contributions ofthe Buddhism -one of the oldest religions in the world- to thespiritual life of the people as well as to the international community’sjoint efforts to promote peace, cooperation and development.-VNA
“After more than two and a halfmillennia, today these teachings and principles remain all the morerelevant and of great significance, she stressed, describing them as thefoundation for harmonious relations between peoples and nations, fordiversity and tolerance which are essential to the continued advancementof the international community, especially in face of multiple andcomplex threats and challenges, including poverty, inequality, climatechange, economic crises, violent extremism and armed conflicts in manyparts of the world.
Buddhism was first introduced into Vietnammore than 2000 years ago, and it has integrated into the Vietnamesesociety and had immense influence on our culture, ideal, morality, andcustoms, Nga said.
Buddhism co-exists in harmonyand thrives together with many other religions in Vietnam thanks to theVietnamese State's guarantee of freedom of religions and beliefs, sheadded
Vietnamese Buddhists proactively participatein many international fora, dialogues among religions and faiths andexchange views on religious beliefs, she affirmed.
Last year, Vietnam successfully hosted the 11th Anniversary Celebrationand International Buddhist Conference of the UN Day of VESAK.
Thisyear’s International Day of VESAK (Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment andPassing Away) in New York saw the participation of ambassadors,representatives from the UN’s member nations along with over 300Buddhist monks and nuns worldwide.
As an annual event hosted bythe UN since 1999, the celebration aims to honour great contributions ofthe Buddhism -one of the oldest religions in the world- to thespiritual life of the people as well as to the international community’sjoint efforts to promote peace, cooperation and development.-VNA
