The relics will be open for public worship and veneration at the pagoda from 6 am to 9 pm from May 14-16. They will then be transferred to Tam Chuc Pagoda in the northern province of Ha Nam from May 17-21, before being returned to India.
On May 2, Viet Nam welcomed Shakyamuni Buddha’s sacred relics in Ho Chi Minh City.
The UN Vesak 2025, themed “Unity and Inclusivity for Human Dignity: Buddhist Insights for World Peace and Sustainable Development,” took place from May 6 - 8. Some 1,200 delegates from 85 countries and territories, including dozens of heads of states, attended the event.
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