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Vietnam Buddhist Sangha official visits Germany

Venerable Thich Tho Lac visited the Embassy of Vietnam in Germany on April 25 as part of his tour to some European countries.
Vietnam Buddhist Sangha official visits Germany ảnh 1Venerable Thich Tho Lac visits the Embassy of Vietnam in Germany on April 25 as part of his tour to some European countries. (Photo: VNA)
Berlin (VNA) – Venerable Thich Tho Lac visited the Embassy of Vietnam inGermany on April 25 as part of his tour to some European countries.

The head of the VBS Central Committee’scommission on cultural affairs was on a visit to Germany to attend thestone-laying ceremony for the start of the construction of a pagoda in Erfurt.He is also scheduled to attend a ritual invoking God into a statue and a peace prayer.
He unveiled that the VBS is crafting a project on orientatingthe Vietnamese Buddhist cultural identity in four components – language, clothing,architecture and heritages.

Ambassador Vu Quang Minh expressed his hopethat the SBV will soon finalise the remaining project components to popularisethe spirit and culture of the Vietnamese Buddhism.

Vietnam Buddhist Sangha official visits Germany ảnh 2Venerable Thich Tho Lac presents a Buddhist statuette to Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh. (Photo: VNA)
He suggested the SBV expands connection with the DeutscheBuddhistische Union (DBU) to further promote international integration and popularisationof Vietnamese Buddhism in Germany and Europe at large.

The diplomat expected Buddhist monks, nuns and followersin Germany will continue playing a role in heightening the reputation ofVietnam and Vietnamese people in Germany and bolstering the strategic partnershipbetween the two countries./.
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