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Buddha’s Birthday Celebration at Tieu Dao Pagoda – Quang Ninh Province
Update: 12/05/2017
With the joy of welcoming the Buddha’s Birthday Celebration in the country as well as the Buddhists from all over the world. In the evening of May 9th, 2017 (April 14th, Rooster year) - Buddha calendar 2561, Head of Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam – agency of Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province formaly organised the Buddha’s birthday celebration at Tieu Dao Pagoda, Ha Khau Ward, Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province.
The ceremony was held under the witness of Senior VenerableThich Dao Hien – Vice BVS, to be concurrently chief of Head ofBSV Secretary – Quang Ninh Province, Head of BVS – Agency of Ha Long City; Reverend Thich Ban Tuong – Permanent member of BSV – Quang Ninh Province, Vice BVS – Ha Long City; ReverendThich Khai Tu - Permanent member of BSV – Quang Ninh Province, Vice BVS – Ha Long City; Reverend Chuc Thai Cang - Permanent member of BSV – Quang Ninh Province – Vice BSV – Hoanh Bo District; Reverend Thich Tam Tinh - Permanent member of BSV – Quang Ninh Province - chief of Head ofBSV Secretary Quang Ninh Province – Ha Long City, gather with representatives of city pagodas’ monks and nuns from inner and outer region.
The local government included Mr. Pham Hung Son – Permanent Vice President - Commissions Vietnam Fatherland Front – Quang Ninh Province; Mr. Ngo Van Son - Deputy Director of religion – Quang Ninh Province; Mr. Truong Hong Thanh – Deputy of Police PA88 – Quang Ninh Province; Mr. Duong Manh Cuong - Deputy permanent secretary of the party – Ha Long City; Mr. Vu Hong Son - Member of the Standing Committee of the party - Vice president – People's Committee of Ha Long City; Mr. Nguyen Van Thong - Vice Chairman of Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ha Long City; Ms. Nguyen Bao Phuong - Deputy interior department of Ha Long City, other authorities, local departments, and a large number of Buddhists took part in the ceremony.
Delightedly,Senior VenerableThich Dao Hien read “The message of Duc Phap - Chairman of BSV sent to Monks, Nuns, laypeople, and Buddhists on the occasion of the Buddha’s birthday celebration – Buddha calendar 2561, Solar calendar 2017â€. After that, ReverendThich Tam Tinh read the opening speech of Chairman - Central Board Commissioner BSV. On behalf of leadership departments, Mr. Vu Hong Son also expressed his opinion about the ceremony.
Ending the ceremony, Venerables and Buddhists conducted His birthday and bathing ceremony.
The ceremony ended in the happiness of all attendants such as monks, nuns, Buddhists, and people.
There are some images about this ceremony as below: