Glad to attend the Great Buddha's Birthday, 2567 - 2023 by the Buddhist Church of Vietnam solemnly held at Quan Su Pagoda - which has witnessed many important activities of Vietnamese Buddhism, on behalf of leaders The Party, State, Vietnam Fatherland Front and with deep personal feelings, the Prime Minister respectfully sends the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha, monks, nuns, and fellow Buddhists at home and abroad his words of gratitude. best regards; Wishing the Buddha's Birthday, the 2567th Buddhist calendar of the Vietnamese Buddhist Church, a complete success.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attends the Great Buddha's Birthday, calendar 2567 - solar calendar 2023.
According to the Prime Minister, with nearly 2000 years of attachment and companionship with the nation, Vietnamese Buddhism has experienced ups and downs along with the country's history. Buddhism has penetrated, spread, and blended into Vietnamese society, and is an important part of the cultural and spiritual life of the Vietnamese nation.
The Prime Minister affirmed that in any period of history, Buddhism has also made worthy contributions to the cause of national construction and defense with the spirit of "protection of the country, peace of the people" and the motto "Dharma - Nation and Socialism". In recent years, Buddhist activities and social activities of Buddhism always have innovation, stick to vivid reality, always oriented towards people, for people; Charity, humanitarian and social activities are supported by a large number of followers, Buddhists and people.
The Prime Minister emphasized that the Party and State highly appreciate the active participation and contribution of Buddhism in material and spiritual matters in the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic, together with the whole country in strengthening and promoting the spirit and strength. strengthen national unity, overcome difficulties, defeat the pandemic, contribute to socio-economic recovery and development.
According to the Prime Minister, as a religion of compassion, kindness and goodwill, Buddhism was born for human life and for the happiness and peace of humanity.
Along with that, the Prime Minister emphasized, with the successful organization of the United Nations Day of Vesak three times, the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha has made an important contribution to the development of world Buddhism and enhanced its position and role. The role of Vietnamese Buddhism, the image of the country and Vietnamese people in the eyes of international friends.
The Prime Minister also stated that our Party and State always affirm and consistently implement the policy of respecting and ensuring the people's right to freedom of belief and religion; to ensure that religious activities comply with the law, the charter and the charter of a religion recognized by the State; well implement the goal of religious solidarity and great national unity; promote the cultural values, good ethics of religion and the resources of religions for the development of the country (in the spirit of the Document of the XNUMXth Party Congress).
The year 2023 is an important year for the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, the first year of implementing the program of Buddhist activities set out by the Resolution of the IX Congress of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha for the 2022-2027 term. Especially, after many years of being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's Buddha's Birthday was solemnly held in many places across the country, bringing together many monks, nuns, Buddhists and people to attend, contributing to Spread the good values in life.
Along with Buddhism around the world, monks and nuns, Buddhists across the country are joyfully welcoming the Great Buddha's Birthday - Vesak with wishes for peace and happiness.
With the tradition of patriotism, attachment and companionship with the nation, the Prime Minister wishes and believes that the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha will continue to promote the spirit of entering the world, taking the service of sentient beings, the masses, benefiting the religion, benefiting the world, benefiting the country and benefiting the people as a spiritual direction; fulfill the wish of President Ho Chi Minh, National Liberation Hero, Outstanding Cultural Celebrity: “Vietnamese Buddhism and the nation are like a picture and a shadow, but two but one. Monks, monks and nuns and Buddhists actively implement the spirit of Compassion, Selflessness and Altruism in the cause of saving the country, preserving the country and keeping the religion in order to live together with the whole people in Independence, Freedom and Happiness.
The Prime Minister proposed that the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha at all levels continue to promote the tradition of solidarity, exemplary, implement and encourage monks, nuns, and fellow Buddhists to well implement the Party's guidelines and guidelines, and the State's policies and laws; actively respond to patriotic emulation movements, actively participate in and effectively implement charity, humanitarian and social security activities; promote the great strength of national unity, for a powerful, prosperous, happy and prosperous Vietnam.
On behalf of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Most Venerable Thich Thien Nhon thanked leaders of the Party, State, levels and branches for congratulating Buddha's birthday.
Sincerely thanking Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Delegation to congratulate the Buddha's birthday at Quan Su Pagoda - the headquarters of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Most Venerable Thich Thien Nhon, Chairman of the Central Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha said that along with Buddhism around the world, monks, nuns, and Buddhists across the country are joyfully welcoming Vesak with wishes for peace and happiness.
Under the leadership, concern and support of the Party, State, Government, Fatherland Front and central ministries, levels and branches, Buddha's Birthday in Vietnam was solemnly and solemnly held. body, achievements and results as desired, affirming freedom of religion in a peaceful and unified country under the leadership of the Party and management of the State. Thereby, we also see the spirit of great solidarity, harmony and commitment of Vietnamese Buddhism in serving the nation and living beings and developing the Dharma in a stable and dignified manner according to the action plan and motto. of the Church "Dharma - Nationalism and Socialism".
