Vietnam commemorates Lord Buddha’s 2564th birthday

Buddhist dignitaries and followers attend a ceremony held by the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha at Quan Su pagoda in Hanoi to celebrate Lord Buddha’s 2564th birth anniversary (Photo: VNA)

Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Ngo Sach Thuc presents flowers, congratulates monks and nuns and Buddhists followers on the occasion of Buddha’s birthday (Photo: VNA)

Monks and nuns perform the Buddhist bath rite at the ceremony (Photo: VNA)

Bath rite at the ceremony (Photo: VNA)

A ceremony to celebrate Lord Buddha’s 2564th birth anniversary takes place at the Vietnam Quoc Tu in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA)

Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, head of the VBS in Ho Chi Minh City chairs the ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA)

This year, there is no mass celebration during the event due to COVID-19 (Photo: VNA)

This year, there is no mass celebration during the event due to COVID-19 (Photo: VNA)