Artist Kim Duc's painting "Lien Hoa Tinh Canh" was exhibited at the 9th National Buddhist Congress in 2022. (baotainguyenmoitruong.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – An exhibition displaying 75 lotuspaintings by Buddhist follower, artist Kim Duc wi♊ll ꦐbe opened at Quan Su pagodain Hanoi on March 25.
The exhibition themed “Vietnamese lotus 2023 – The art of purity” will be jointly held by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and CulturalOrganisation (UNESCO) and the Executive Council of the Vietnamese BuddhistSangha (VBS). According to the VBS, the week-long exhibition aims to honour the lotus - a symbol of purity, power, and brainpower as well as theartist’s creativity and dedication. Throughout thousands of years, the lotus has become asymbol of the Vietnamese soul and character. In Buddhism, the lotus is theultimate spiritual symbol, expressing the Buddha nature inherent in every humanbeing. Understanding these beautiful symbolic meanings, Kim Duc has created many paintings of the flower. One of his paintings "LienHoa Tinh Canh" was exhibited at the 9th National Buddhist Congress in2022. Venerable Thich Nguyen Chinh, Deputy Head of theOffice of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, said that the exhibition is expected tospread the Buddha's message of peace, honour artistic creation activities, and practicefrom the pure beauty of the lotus./.
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Artist Kim Duc's painting "Lien Hoa Tinh Canh" was exhibited at the 9th National Buddhist Congress in 2022. (baotainguyenmoitruong.vn) 
