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Nation celebrates Buddha’s legacy (Việt Nam News)
Vesak 2008 honours commitment to peace and morality. HA NOI — Viet Nam’s hosting of Vesak showed its respect and support of the thrice-sacred day of the Buddha as a United Nations Day of Religion and Culture, President Nguyen Minh Triet said yesterday.
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UN Day of Vesak 2008 wraps up (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge - Following three days filled with Buddhist rituals, art, music and culture, and philosophical discussions about Buddhism and contemporary life, the United Nations Day of Vesak wrapped up in Hanoi on May 16.
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(CNSNews.com) - A U.N.-sponsored international event marking the Buddhist religion's "contribution to building a just, democratic and civilized society" has begun in Vietnam, but critics are questioning the suitability of the venue, given the communist government's record on religious freedom and political dissent.
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Vietnam’s Vesak indicates religious freedom (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas Vietnamese Buddhists participating in the UN Day of Vesak 2008 have commended Vietnam’s hosting of the celebration as a vivid exhibition of the country’s respect for freedom of belief and religion.
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Access Religion: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 (The Oklahoman)
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VFF head sends greetings on birthday of Buddha (Việt Nam News)
Ha Noi — Viet Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee President Huynh Dam on Thursday sent a letter of greeting to Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns and followers at home and abroad on the anniversary of the Buddha’s birthday.
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U.N. Buddhist event in Vietnam remembers disaster victims (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters HANOI, May 14 (Reuters) - Victims of China's earthquake and Myanmar's cyclone were remembered on Wednesday when Buddhists opened a rare international religious event in Vietnam, whose critics accuse ...
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Leaders encourage Vesak to solve global issues (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge – World leaders and religious dignitaries have described the United Nations Day of Vesak 2008 as an opportunity for international Buddhist leaders to gather and seek solutions to urgent global issues.
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Letter of greetings for Buddha’s birthday celebrations (Nhân Dân)
Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee President Huynh Dam on May 8 sent a letter of greeting to Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns and followers at home and abroad on the occasions of the anniversary of Buddha’s birthday.
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Vietnam respects moral standards of religions (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge – The celebrations of Vesak 2008 in Hanoi reflects the Vietnamese government’s respect for the UN recognition of Vesak as a day of world religious culture and the importance of the moral standards of religions, including Buddhism, President Nguyen Minh Triet said at the opening ceremony of the festival on May 14.
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