Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh pays homage to the relics of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc

Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh and a delegation of leaders from central agencies and Ho Chi Minh City visited Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda (District 10, Ho Chi Minh City) to visit the Supreme Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and pay homage to the heart relic of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc on the afternoon of May 7.

Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh and delegation in the memorial space of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc at Vietnam National Pagoda - Photo: GIAC NGO ONLINE

According to Giac Ngo Online , also attending were Deputy Minister of Ethnic Minorities and Religions Nguyen Hai Trung, Head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs Vu Hoai Bac, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Duong Ngoc Hai, along with leaders of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Ministry of Public Security , departments, agencies...

Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh congratulated the Buddhist Sangha on hosting the 2025 United Nations Vesak Celebration in Ho Chi Minh City , which after 2 days left good impressions on its scale and a series of rich and widespread events.

The Deputy Prime Minister also discussed with the Supreme Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Thich Tri Quang about the organization of monks, nuns, and Buddhists to pay homage to the relics of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc as well as to worship him later.

Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang expressed his gratitude to the state leaders for approving the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha to invite the Bodhisattva's heart relics to be permanently enshrined at Da Bao Tower - a monument commemorating the 1963 Dharma Persecution in the grounds of Viet Nam Quoc Tu.

The Supreme Patriarch presented a bronze photo depicting Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc immolating himself and the symbol of Vesak 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City - Photo: GIAC NGO ONLINE

Delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh at Vietnam National Pagoda - Photo: GIAC NGO ONLINE

The Supreme Patriarch and Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh also discussed and shared a number of issues related to Buddhism with tradition and the times, in philosophy as well as practice.

On this occasion, Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh, his wife, and leaders of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and Ho Chi Minh City visited the Bodhisattva relics enshrined at the Vietnam National Pagoda Hall and listened to the historical story of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc who burned himself to death on June 11, 1963, leaving behind an immortal heart relic.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/pho-thu-tuong-mai-van-chinh-chiem-bai-xa-loi-bo-tat-thich-quang-duc-20250508080709884.htm