Buddha's birthday is one of the important Buddhist holidays solemnly held to respect Shakyamuni Buddha. The 2568 Buddha's Birthday celebration in Binh Thuan province was carefully prepared by the Buddhist Executive Board at all levels in the province.
Celebrating Buddha's birthday has a particularly important meaning for monks and nuns, Buddhists around the world in general and Vietnam in particular. Buddha's birthday is organized annually by the United Nations as a world religious festival to honor the profound human values of Buddhism for peace for humanity. Accordingly, the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (Buddhist Sangha) of the province requests the Executive Boards of the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha of districts, towns, cities, pagodas, viharas, monasteries, Buddhist recitation halls, monasteries, and ancestral monasteries. held a ceremony to celebrate the 2648th birthday of Buddha - Buddhist calendar 2568. Specifically, the Executive Board of the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha of districts, towns and cities established an Organizing Committee for the Buddha's Birthday with the Head of the Executive Committee as the head of the committee. Organization. Plan to organize the 2568 Buddha's Birthday Celebration and the local Buddha's Birthday Week and notify the organization plan to the People's Committee of the district, town, and city for support in the organization. Buddha's birthday celebration can be held on a solemn day or held as a week to celebrate Buddha's birthday depending on the actual situation in the locality. The organization time is from April 1 - April 15/Giap Thin (ie May 8 - May 22, 2024), in which, Buddha's birthday week is from April 8 - April 15/Giap Thin (May 15 - May 22, 2024); The main holiday is April 15, Year of the Dragon (May 22, 2024).
According to the Provincial Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, this year's Buddha's Birthday will take place many meaningful activities to respect Shakyamuni Buddha. Specifically, the Provincial Buddhist Executive Committee has requested permission from the government agency to launch and light 7 lotus flowers on the Ca Ty River, City. Phan Thiet from April 8 to April 15 of the lunar calendar; The official ceremony was held at the headquarters of the Provincial Buddhist Executive Committee Office (33B Tran Phu, Lac Dao ward, Phan Thiet city). Along with that, monasteries organize traditional Buddha baths, encouraging families to decorate Buddha baths in solemn places at their homes and perform Buddha bathing rituals to pray for peace and peace in the country and world. .
In particular, for this year's Buddha's Birthday, the Provincial Buddhist Executive Board requests the Executive Board of the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha of districts, towns, cities, pagodas, viharas, monasteries, Buddhist recitation halls, monasteries, and meditation centers to Monks, nuns, and Buddhists actively participate in planting, protecting, and caring for trees and increasing tree coverage. Thereby, contributing to creating a green, clean and beautiful environment for the monastery campus, while protecting the ecological environment, adapting to climate change, heat and drought, and contributing to the implementation of the plan with authorities at all levels. Effective implementation of the Project to plant one billion trees in the period 2021-2025 launched by the Prime Minister. Along with that, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Buddhist Executive Committee lit incense to commemorate at the Ho Chi Minh Museum, Binh Thuan Branch; The Buddhist Executive Board of the district, town, and city organizes groups to offer incense and visit martyrs' cemeteries, temples, and martyrs' monuments in each area. At the same time, focus on organizing social security activities aimed at the poor and in difficult circumstances such as organizing visits and giving gifts to families with meritorious services to the country, war invalids, and families of martyrs. , facilities for nurturing disabled children, orphans, nursing homes, people in difficult circumstances...
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