Buddhist Sangha to convene eighth congress
The eighth congress of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) will take place in Hanoi on November 21-22, with 1,250 delegates set to attend, heard a press briefing on November 13.
Participants will also select members of the VBS Patronage Council and Executive Council for the 2017-2022 tenure.
The VBS hosted the 2014 United Nations Day of Vesak |
Associations of Vietnamese Buddhists have been formed in Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Angola while those in Laos and Cambodia have been consolidated.
The VBS has mobilised more than VND6 trillion (US$264 million) for charity and social work, according to Thien.