[Photo] Buddha's Birthday 2025: Honoring the message of love, wisdom, and tolerance

NDO - On the morning of May 12, the 2569th Buddha's Birthday Ceremony organized by the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Ho Chi Minh City took place at Vietnam Quoc Tu (District 10, Ho Chi Minh City).

Buddha's Birthday, Buddhist calendar 2569, Gregorian calendar 2025 is a special festival season for the Buddhist community in Ho Chi Minh City.

This is the first time Ho Chi Minh City hosts the United Nations Vesak Festival - Vesak 2025 and the fourth time this Festival is held in Vietnam.

From early morning, thousands of monks, nuns and Buddhists were present to express their respect to Buddha.

At exactly 6:00 a.m., the main ceremony began in a solemn atmosphere.

The Buddha's Birthday celebration at Vietnam National Temple is a major ceremony that gathers monks, nuns, and Buddhists representing the Buddhist community throughout Ho Chi Minh City to attend.

Buddhists turn to the main altar, recite prayers for national peace, world peace .

After the main ceremony ended, hundreds of Buddhists lined up on the platform to worship the Buddha.

Everything happened in order.

The main ceremony on the morning of the 15th day of the fourth lunar month is the most important part of the Buddha's birthday week, which lasts from the 8th to the 15th day.

This year's Buddha's Birthday Week is celebrated with a series of rich activities such as Buddha procession, flower car parade, enshrining the heart relic of Venerable Thich Quang Duc,...

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