Ho Chi Minh City pagodas, streets festooned with colorful lanterns, flags in preparation for Buddha’s Birthday
Buddha’s Birthday is an important annual Buddhist event
Buddhists congregate at Ho Chi Minh City pagodas to mark Buddha’s Birthday
Worshippers, monks, and nuns across Ho Chi Minh City gathered at local pagodas on Sunday to pray for peace and safety
Vietnamese Buddhists solemnly observe Buddha’s Birthday
This year’s ceremonies were very different from previous ones because of the COVID-19 pandemic
Lockdown lifted on Buddha bar, Saigon’s COVID-19 epicenter
The bar can be reopened when the city allows
Vietnam city celebrates UN Day of Vesak 2014 (photos)
The UN Day of Vesak 2014 was officially launched on Tuesday at Quoc Tu Pagoda in District 10 in Ho Chi City
Activities held across Vietnam to commemorate UN Day of Vesak
A host of alluring Buddhist-themed activities is going on around the country to commemorate the United Nations (UN) Day of Vesak 2014 in Vietnam, which kicked off on Wednesday
Tay Thien festival ongoing in northern province (photos)
The Tay Thien festival, rich in Indian Buddhist cultural elements, is running in the northern province of Vinh Phuc until the afternoon of March 17
Lighted lotus lanterns celebrate Buddha’s birth, canal’s revival
Seven big lotus-shaped lanterns were lighted up on May 17 for the first time on a section of the Nhieu Loc canal, the recently revived canal, to mark the Buddha’s 2557th birthday.
Activities held to mark Buddha’s birth, monks’ uprising
A weeklong series of Buddhist-themed art programs will take place in HCMC from May 17 to 24 to commemorate the Buddha’s birthday and the 50th anniversary of local monks’ campaigning for religious liberty in 1963.