Buddha's relics arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on a military plane, people can start worshiping from May 3

On the morning of May 2, a military plane carrying the Buddha's relics (India's national treasure) accompanied by the Indian Parliamentary Secretary landed at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City.

The Supreme Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Most Venerable Monk Chairman of the Executive Council and Minister of Ethnic Minorities and Religions Dao Ngoc Dung welcomed the Buddha's relics at Tan Son Nhat International Airport - Photo: GIAC NGO ONLINE

According to Giac Ngo Online , welcoming the Buddha's relics at Tan Son Nhat International Airport were the Supreme Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha - Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang; Most Venerable Thich Thien Nhon - Deputy Supreme Patriarch, Chairman of the Executive Council; Most Venerable Thich Bao Nghiem - Vice Chairman of the Executive Council; Most Venerable Thich Duc Thien - Vice Chairman and General Secretary of the Executive Council;

Also welcoming the relics of Buddha Shakyamuni were Minister of Ethnic Minorities and Religions Dao Ngoc Dung; Permanent Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Duong Ngoc Hai...

This morning, the relics of Buddha Shakyamuni, the national treasure of India, were invited to Vietnam by Indian military aircraft, preparing for the Vesak Festival - Source: VESAK 2025

Buddha's relics will be enshrined in Vietnam for 18 days

After the handover ceremony to the Vietnamese side, the Buddha's relics were taken by special vehicle to the Vietnam Buddhist Academy in Ho Chi Minh City - Campus II, the venue for the 2025 United Nations Vesak Festival .

After that, the Buddha's relics were invited to the place of enshrinement at Thanh Tam Pagoda (Lonely Buddha Pagoda).

Monks, nuns, Buddhists, and people can begin to worship Buddha's relics at Thanh Tam Pagoda (Le Minh Xuan Commune, Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City) from May 3 to noon May 8.

Time: Morning from 6:00 to 11:30, afternoon from 13:30 to 21:00.

People who want to visit Buddha's relics do not need to register in advance, but gather at the waiting house to be guided.

Most Venerable Thich Duc Thien - Vice President, General Secretary of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Vice President, General Secretary of the National Organizing Committee of the 2025 United Nations Vesak Festival - said that after being enshrined at Thanh Tam Pagoda, the relics of Buddha Shakyamuni will be enshrined at Ba Den Mountain ( Tay Ninh Province) from May 8 to 13;

Then at Quan Su Pagoda (Hanoi) from May 13 to 16; at Tam Chuc Pagoda (Ha Nam) from May 17 to 21. After that, the relics of Buddha Shakyamuni were brought back to India.

25 monks from Vietnam come to India to receive Buddha's relics

Previously, in New Delhi, on May 1, at the National Museum of New Delhi (India), the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in coordination with the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) and the Vietnamese Embassy in India solemnly held a ceremony to receive and bring the relics of Buddha Shakyamuni to Vietnam.

The ceremony was attended by Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai; A delegation of 25 monks from the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha led by Most Venerable Thich Hue Thong, Vice President of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha.

Most Venerable Thich Phuoc Nguyen and Most Venerable Thich Nhat Tu, vice presidents of the National Organizing Committee for the 2025 United Nations Day of Vesak, co-chaired the ceremony.

Also attending the ceremony were more than 120 Vietnamese monks and nuns studying in India, representatives of the Indian Government, the World Buddhist Federation and many international Buddhists.

Buddha's relic procession in Vietnam on the morning of May 2 - Photo: GIAC NGO ONLINE

According to Venerable Thich Nhat Tu, the procession of Buddha's relics to Vietnam has three great meanings:

- First of all, this is a vivid symbol of the friendship and deep trust between Vietnam and India, especially in the fields of culture and Buddhism.

- Second, the Buddha's relics - honored as the National Treasure of India - being brought to Vietnam, represents the extremely sacred spiritual and cultural gift that the Government and people of India have given on the occasion of the 2025 Vesak Festival in Vietnam.

- Third, the event opens up opportunities for the global Buddhist community to come to Vietnam to worship the Sarira, contributing to enhancing Vietnam's role as a bridge connecting culture and spirituality in the world Buddhist community.

The 2025 Vesak Festival is co-organized by the International Organizing Committee for the United Nations Day of Vesak (ICDV) and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha.

This is the fourth time Vietnam has hosted the event, previously in Hanoi (2008), Ninh Binh (2014) and Ha Nam (2019).

It is expected that 85 countries and territories will participate in Vesak 2025 in Vietnam. This is the 20th time the festival has been held.

Vesak 2025 takes place from May 6 to 8 at the Vietnam Buddhist Academy in Ho Chi Minh City.

The main message of Vesak 2025 in Vietnam is "Solidarity and tolerance for human dignity: Buddhist wisdom for world peace and sustainable development".

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