Buddha relics procession recognised as national record
Thousands of people were present at Noi Bai Airport and Quan Su Pagoda in Hanoi in the morning on June 6 to welcome Buddha relics.
The relics of Buddha and eminent monks were escorted from Giac Quang Pagoda in HCM City at 3 am on June 6 to Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCM City by limousine, in the presence of martial arts instructors.
The earliest flight of the day of Vietnam Airlines brought the Buddhist treasures and 250 monks and Buddhists from HCM City to Hanoi. The Buddha relics arrived at Quan Su Pagoda, Hanoi at 11.30 am.
Thousands of Buddhists from many provinces gathered at Quan Su Pagoda from 4 am to behold the Buddha relics. Quan Su Pagoda held a grand ceremony to receive the Buddhist treasures.
The procession of the Buddha and eminent monks’ cremated remains to Bai Dinh Pagoda in the afternoon of the day drew some 10,000 pilgrims.
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The earliest flight of the day of Vietnam Airlines brought the Buddhist treasures and 250 monks and Buddhists from HCM City to Hanoi. |
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Thousands of people gathered at the gate of Quan Su Pagoda in Hanoi to behold Buddha and eminent monks’ relics. |
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Many people came here at 4 am. |
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Many of them came from the provinces of Hoa Binh, Thai Nguyen, Bac Ninh and others. |
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An old woman climbed up on a ladder to admire Buddha relics. |
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This old woman prayed to Buddha for hours before the Buddha relics were brought to Quan Su Pagoda. |
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At 11 am, a hundred monks lined up, prayed to Buddha at the gate of the pagoda. |
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11.30 am, after a two-hour flight, the Buddhist treasures were carried in a flower-decorated car to Quan Su Pagoda. |
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The relics are the gift of Giac Quang and Nguyen Thuy pagodas in south Vietnam and a Thai pagoda to Quan Su Pagoda and Bai Dinh Pagoda in Ninh Binh province. |
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Many Buddhists kowtowed to Buddha relics on the roadsides. |
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Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan, most venerable monk Thich Thanh Tu and other Vietnamese officials and Buddhist leaders worshipped Buddha relics. |
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On the same day, three pieces of Buddha relics and three pieces of eminent monks’ relics were brought to Bai Dinh Pagoda. |
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On this occasion, the Vietnam Record Book recognised the procession as the biggest procession of Buddha relics organised by the Vietnam Buddhist Shangha. |
VietNamNet/VNE
