The charter, approved at the 6^th National Buddhist Congress, comprises 12 chapters and 52 articles concerning the role, position, goal, ideals and sphere of activities of the Sangha. It affirms the Vietnamese Buddhism’s inheritance of a 2,000-year history of promoting Buddhist doctrines and helping people. The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha is the only representative organisation of the country’s Buddhism.

The charter also includes regulations on the organisational structure of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and the status of the Patronage Council and the Executive Council, as well as rules relating to ordainment, commendation and punishment.

In regard to the UN Day of Vesak, which will be held in Hanoi from May 13-17, Most Venerable Thich Tu Nhon, Vice President of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, asked municipal and provincial Sangha chapters to carry out practical activities in response to the event.