HANOI, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Some 1,500 delegates from 106 countries and regions and the United Nations (UN) will attend the UN Day of Vesak, or the birth of Buddha, slated from May 12 to May 14 at Tam Chuc pagoda in Vietnam’s northern Ha Nam province.
The event is also expected to bring together 1,500 Vietnamese delegates, including party and state leaders, representatives of ministries, agencies and localities, and monks, nuns and Buddhist followers, Vietnam News Agency on Thursday quoted its organizers as saying.
The Vesak 2019 program will include opening and closing ceremonies and five international workshops as well as a domestic one.
The international workshops will bring up issues like responsible leadership for sustainable peace, Buddhist approaches to family issues, healthcare, education, morality, responsible consumption and the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Buddhism.
Themed Buddhist Approach to Global Leadership and Shared Responsibilities for Sustainable Societies, the event will feature Buddhist rituals, a floral lantern release, an exhibition and art programs.
This will be the third time for the UN's commemoration of Vesak to be held in Vietnam. Previously, it took place here in 2008 and the northern province of Ninh Binh in 2014.
