Buddha’s birthday is the big holiday of Buddhist monks, nuns and followers in Vietnam and around the world. |
Lanterns and Buddhist flags are hung at pagodas and along streets to celebrate the Buddhist Culture Week. |
The procession of flower vehicles and Buddha relics was held at Quan Su Pagoda –HQs of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Central Committee on the evening of May 9. |
Most Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu, Deputy Supreme Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), processed Buddha relics to a flower vehicle. |
Buddha relics was put in Stupa tower. |
The procession kicks off the Buddhist Culture Week. |
Buddhist monks, nuns and followers join the parade. |
Flower vehicles are carefully decorated. |
People take part in the procession in long lines. |
Lotus is the symbol of Buddhism. |
Buddhist monks, nuns and followers pray for a peaceful nation, peaceful world, living Dharma and peaceful beings. |
