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Postage stamp launched to mark UN Day of Vesak 2019

A postage stamp was launched by the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha on May 11 to celebrate the UN Day of Vesak 2019.
Postage stamp launched to mark UN Day of Vesak 2019 ảnh 1The stamp to celebrate the UN Day of Vesak 2019 makes debut on May 11 (Photo: thanhnien.vn)

Ha Nam (VNA) – A postage stamp was launched by theMinistry of Information and Communications and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha onMay 11 to celebrate the UN Day of Vesak 2019.

The stamp, with the facevalue of 4,000 VND, depicts a majestic Buddha statute with ashining Bodhi leaf at its back, implying that Buddhism brings a well-off andhappy life to mankind. Next to it is the images of Tam Chuc Pagoda, where theVesak celebration is being held, and the dragon of the Ly Dynasty, whenBuddhism was at its peak in Vietnam.

Below these images, the stamp features lotus,sky and cloud representing the intersection of sky and earth, which means apeaceful life.

The stamp conveys a multi-dimensional messagethat honours the traditional values of Vietnamese Buddhism, which hasaccompanied the country for millennia and contributed to national development.

The stamp is available on the public postalnetwork from now to December 31, 2020.

As part of the Vesak celebration, the ExecutiveCouncil of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha debuted a social network for Buddhistsat http://butta.vn.

The Vesak 2019 celebration, held at the Tam ChucBuddhist Cultural Complex in the northern province of Ha Nam, is themed“Buddhist Approach to Global Leadership and Shared Responsibilities forSustainable Societies”. 

It will be the third time the UN’s commemorationof Vesak is held in Vietnam. Previously, it took place in Hanoi in 2008 and thenorthern province of Ninh Binh in 2014.

The UN General Assembly on December 15, 1999recognised the Day of Vesak to celebrate the thrice-sacred event of the life ofthe Buddha Gautama (birth, enlightenment and death) and to acknowledge thecontributions Buddhism, one of the oldest religions in the world, has made tohumanity.

The UN Day of Vesak was first celebrated in2001.-VNA
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