The night of flowers to celebrate Buddha's birthday at Fansipan

Buddha's Birthday is one of the three major holidays of the year of Buddhism, commemorating the birth of Buddha Shakyamuni in the 1999th century BC. Since 15, Buddha's birthday on April 4 in the lunar calendar has been recognized by the United Nations as a world cultural and spiritual festival.

At the spiritual complex on the top of Fansipan this year, activities and ceremonies to celebrate Buddha's birthday will take place from 10 to 21 pm on June 3 (on the 6th day of the lunar calendar). The program was themed "Blessing Buddha" and was chaired by Venerable Thich Duc Thien - Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha.

A representative of Sun World Fansipan Legend said that as of May 30, the event had attracted hundreds of monks and nuns and Buddhists to worship and make offerings with nearly 5 fresh lotus flowers forming a great lotus scene in the courtyard area. cloud. Currently, all spiritual architectural works at the height of 3.000 m on the top of Fansipan have been decorated with thousands of five-color festival flags.

In the morning ceremony on June 3, the Fansipan spiritual complex at an altitude of 6 m will take place a great ceremony to pray for national peace and prosperity. The program includes traditional Buddhist ceremonies, there will be a flag procession from the great statue of Amitabha Buddha, crossing the Arhat road along the mountain and ending with an incense offering ceremony at Kim Son Bao Thang Tu.

On the afternoon of June 3, there will be a great ceremony of "Blessing Buddha", where Venerable Thich Duc Thien, monks and nuns, Buddhists in blue clothes will chant Zhuan Falun and the Khanh Dan Sutra. This year's program also includes a Dharma talk to celebrate Buddha's birthday with the theme "Buddha blesses" chaired by Venerable Thich Duc Thien.

Attending the Buddha's birthday at Fansipan this year, visitors have the opportunity to participate in the activity "Thousands of lanterns to the Buddha" at the area of ​​the great Amitabha Buddha statue. According to the Buddhist concept, the lantern is the traditional ritual to commemorate the light of the Buddha's wisdom. Each incense burner can send prayers for peace and health for the family.

To make the ceremony more sacred, Sun World Fansipan Legend has prepared nearly 1.000 lanterns for attendees. In the midst of the vast space at the top of the mountain, the light of the lanterns is like a big lamp lighting the way towards the great statue of Amitabha Buddha. Nearly 1.000 of these lanterns will be used to arrange the words "National Thai", "Dan An" and the word "Van" in the courtyard surrounding the great Buddha image. All are expected to bring a shimmering, fanciful scene at the sacred peak of Fansipan.

Indispensable in the Buddha's Birthday is the ritual of bathing the Buddha held in the courtyard outside the great Buddha statue. According to the Buddhist point of view, each bucket of water represents a wish, towards the good, for peace. This is also an opportunity for tourists from all over the world to admire the gentle sunset on the top of the mountain. Accordingly, when the sun gradually sets behind the mountains, a little sunset mixed with the light of lanterns at an altitude of 2.900m creates a different shimmering scene.

In addition, Sun World Fansipan Legend will organize the art program "Celebrating Buddha's Birthday". On the background of songs about Buddhism will be gentle and elegant lotus dance performances. Also during the holiday, the resort will prepare its own vegetarian cuisine with a variety of dishes for visitors at Van Sam restaurants, Van Son Tra Quan and Do Quyen restaurants at the arrival station.

Fansipan with an altitude of 3.143 m is the highest mountain in Vietnam. Fansipan spiritual complex stretches from an altitude of 2.900 m to the top of the mountain. The area includes 12 architectural works in the shape of ancient Vietnamese temples from the 15th-16th centuries. The balance of Buddhist culture with the indigenous spiritual world has created value for the worship site. Every year, especially during Buddhist holidays, many Buddhists return here to pay their respects in front of the spiritual community amidst the clouds and mountains.

This year, with many activities and ceremonies held for the first time on an unprecedented scale and methodically during the Buddha's birthday, Fansipan is expected to be a destination that Buddhists care about during the holiday.