Hanoi Party Secretary Dinh Tien Dung congratulates Buddha's birthday

On behalf of the Hanoi City leadership, Party Secretary Dinh Tien Dung extended his best wishes to Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu and all the venerable monks, nuns, and Buddhist followers at home and abroad for a peaceful, joyful, and happy Vesak season.

Hanoi Party Secretary Dinh Tien Dung congratulated the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Association.

According to the City Party Secretary, in Vietnam, Buddhism is one of the most important religions, having a significant influence on social life. Buddha's Birthday has become a major festival for monks, nuns, and Buddhists; it is solemnly organized by the Vietnam Buddhist Association to spread the cultural values ​​and peaceful spirit of Buddhism.

Over the past period, the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha has continuously developed and grown stronger in all aspects. The Sangha has mobilized monks, nuns, and Buddhists nationwide to live and work in accordance with the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's laws and regulations, fulfilling their civic duties, building a cultural life, alleviating poverty, mobilizing humanitarian aid, and assisting compatriots facing difficulties due to natural disasters, epidemics, and misfortunes in life, especially during the recent Covid-19 pandemic.

These deeply humane activities are a continuation of the tradition of "protecting the nation and ensuring the people's well-being," and "serving all beings is offering to the Buddhas," contributing to the awakening of responsibility and mutual affection throughout society, and fostering national unity.

Informing Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu and other monks and dignitaries of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha about some outstanding achievements in the implementation of socio -economic development tasks in the capital city in the past period, City Party Secretary Dinh Tien Dung respectfully thanked the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and the community of Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns and Buddhists throughout the city for their important contributions.

The Party Secretary of Hanoi requested that the Church continue to accompany, support, and contribute together with the people of the whole country in general and the people of Hanoi in particular to building a prosperous and developed nation, for the goal of "a wealthy people, a strong nation, democracy, fairness, and civilization".

Expressing sincere gratitude for the attention and support of the Party Committee, government, and people of Hanoi, Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu affirmed that the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha will continue to encourage monks, nuns, and Buddhists to strive in accordance with the motto: Dharma - Nation - Socialism and the theme of the 9th Congress of the Sangha: "Discipline - Responsibility - Unity - Development", contributing to building a more developed capital and country.

Hanoi Party Secretary Dinh Tien Dung performs the ritual of bathing the Buddha statue at Quan Su Pagoda.

Earlier that morning, Hanoi Party Secretary Dinh Tien Dung and the city delegation visited and congratulated the Vietnam Buddhist Association of Hanoi. The Party Secretary expressed his sincere gratitude, acknowledged, and highly appreciated the contributions of the Vietnam Buddhist Association of Hanoi, along with its monks, nuns, and followers, to the development of the capital city.

On behalf of the city's leadership, the Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee extended his best wishes to all venerable monks, nuns, and Buddhist followers in the capital city for a joyful, peaceful, and happy Vesak season.

At the same time, we hope to continue receiving the cooperation and support of the Vietnam Buddhist Association of Hanoi City with the Party Committee and the government at all levels of the city, for the common goal of socio-economic development and improving the lives of the people of the capital city.

Venerable Thich Bao Nghiem, Vice Chairman of the Executive Council and Head of the Central Propagation Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, and Head of the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Hanoi, affirmed that the Sangha will continue to encourage monks, nuns, and Buddhists in Hanoi to strictly abide by the policies and guidelines of the Party, the laws of the State, and the teachings of Buddhism, contributing to the development of the capital city and the entire country.

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/bi-thu-thanh-uy-ha-noi-dinh-tien-dung-chuc-mung-le-phat-dan-post249673.html