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HCM City leader welcomes Thai Buddhist delegation

Vice Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee Vo Thi Dung hosted a reception on October 3 for Most Venerable Phra Promwachirayan, member of the Sangha Supreme Council of Thailand, monks heading Vietnamese pagodas in Thailand and several Vietnamese Buddhists living in Thailand.
HCM City leader welcomes Thai Buddhist delegation ảnh 1Vice Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee Vo Thi Dung presents a picture to Most Venerable Phra Promwachirayan (Source: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – Vice Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City’s PartyCommittee Vo Thi Dung hosted a reception on October 3 for Most Venerable PhraPromwachirayan, member of the Sangha Supreme Council of Thailand, monks headingVietnamese pagodas in Thailand and several Vietnamese Buddhists living inThailand.

Welcoming the delegation, Dung expressed hergratitude for delegation members’ attendance of requiem for President Tran DaiQuang, who passed away on September 21.

She also thanked the Sangha Supreme Councilof Thailand and heads of Vietnamese pagodas in Thailand for caring for thespiritual life of Vietnamese Buddhists in the country.

Cooperation between the Sangha Supreme Counciland the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) strengthens Vietnam-Thailand ties and therelationship between the two organisations, she affirmed.

According to her, Ho Chi Minh City is hometo about 3 million Buddhists and 1,300 pagodas.

For his part, Most Venerable PhraPromwachirayan stated that despite differences in belief and culture, the twocountries can work together to develop Buddhism.

The policy encouraging the development ofthe Buddhist An Nam sect in Thailand shows the Vietnamese Government’s andVBS’s attention to the spiritual and religious life of Vietnamese people inThailand, he added.

The Buddhist An Nam sect of Vietnam enteredThailand about 200 years ago. Currently, there are 21 Vietnamese pagodas in thecountry.-VNA
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