Vesak 2025: Adjusting the time to worship Buddha's relics at Thanh Tam Pagoda

On the afternoon of May 7, a representative of the National Organizing Committee for the 2025 United Nations Vesak Festival announced an adjustment to the time for worshiping Buddha's relics at Thanh Tam Pagoda.

Accordingly, today, May 7, the worship time will last 24 hours to facilitate Buddhists from near and far to worship.

Tomorrow, May 8, the worship time will take place from 4am to 10am. After that, the Buddha's relics will be invited to Ba Den Mountain ( Tay Ninh ).

Buddha's relics are being enshrined and worshiped at Thanh Tam Pagoda (Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City)

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During the 2025 Vesak celebration, the relics of Buddha Shakyamuni were invited to Vietnam for enshrinement and worship for 20 days. Previously, on the morning of May 2, the Buddha relics arrived at Tan Son Nhat airport on an Indian military plane. Escorting the relics were two Indian ministers. After the welcoming ceremony at Tan Son Nhat airport, performed by the Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang - Supreme Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, the Buddha relics were brought to the Vietnam Buddhist Academy, then enshrined at Thanh Tam Pagoda.

A large number of monks, nuns, Buddhists, and people from all over have come to pay homage to the relics since early morning on May 3 until today. At times, the line of people was 3-4 km long, waiting 4-5 hours for their turn to pay homage to the Buddha's relics.

After being enshrined for people to worship at Thanh Tam Pagoda, the Buddha's relics were carried to Ba Den Mountain (Tay Ninh, from May 8 to 13), Quan Su Pagoda ( Hanoi , from May 13 to 16) and Tam Chuc (Ha Nam, from May 17 to 21), then the relics were brought back to India.

People from many provinces and cities come to Ho Chi Minh City to worship Buddha's relics.

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The 2025 United Nations Day of Vesak with the theme: "Solidarity and tolerance for human dignity: Buddhist wisdom for world peace and sustainable development" takes place from May 6-8 at the Vietnam Buddhist Academy in Ho Chi Minh City.

The 2025 Vesak Festival will be attended by 2,700 delegates, including 1,300 international delegates from 85 countries and territories; including Most Venerable Phra Brahmapundit, Chairman of the International Organizing Committee for the United Nations Day of Vesak (ICDV), along with Supreme Patriarchs, Supreme Patriarchs, Presidents, and leaders of the Sangha Churches, Buddhist organizations; ICDV, world Buddhist organizations; Buddhist sects and traditions.

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