Pakistan: Delegates of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha attended the Symposium on the Gandhara Buddhist Heritage 2023
Recently, the Conference "Cultural Diplomacy: Reviving Gandhara Civilization and Buddhist Heritage in Pakistan" was opened in the capital Islamabad with the participation of the President of Pakistan - Dr. Arif Alvi; Minister of State, Chairman Prime Minister's Task Force Gandhara Tourism - Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani and many Buddhist monks, cultural heritage researchers from countries such as Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and China. This is an important Buddhist event taking place over 3 days from July 11 to 13, 2023.
The conference on the Gandhara Buddhist Heritage took place over 3 days from July 11 to 13, 2023 with the participation of many Buddhist monks and cultural heritage researchers from different countries.
The scene at the conference on the Gandhara Buddhist Heritage.
Representing Vietnamese Buddhism, Most Venerable Thich Duc Thien - Member of the 15th National Assembly, Vice Chairman, General Secretary of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Executive Council, Head of the Central Committee of International Buddhist Affairs Committee of Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, led the delegation; Thay Thich Truc Thai Minh - Deputy Head of the International Buddhist Affairs Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Committee of Information and Communication Committee of Vietnam Buddhist Sangha also attended this conference. At the event, Most Venerable Thich Duc Thien delivered a speech on the preservation and promotion of the Gandhara civilization.
Most Venerable Thich Duc Thien - Member of the 15th National Assembly, Vice Chairman, General Secretary of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Executive Council, Chairman of the Central Committee of International Buddhist Affairs of VBS delivered a speech at the conference on the Gandhara Buddhist Heritage (Pakistan).
Prior to the conference, the Vietnamese delegation visited the Islamabad Museum where many artifacts of the ancient Gandhara civilization are preserved, and met with Minister of State Ramesh Kumar Vankwani. In a friendly atmosphere, the delegation praised the activities of the conference and the awareness of the Pakistani people about preserving and developing the ancient Gandhara civilization.
The following are some recorded images!
An artisan working to recreate the Gandhara civilization introduced a painting of Ascetic Buddha to the delegation.
The conference had the participation of cultural heritage researchers from different countries, including Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and China, among others.
Buddhist monks from different countries delivered speeches at the conference.
A picture of the bilateral meeting between the delegation of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, Minister of State, Chairman Prime Minister's Task Force Gandhara Tourism.
Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani presented a souvenir gift to the delegation of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha.
Most Venerable Thich Duc Thien and Thay Thich Truc Thai Minh took a souvenir photo with the Vietnamese Ambassador to Pakistan - Mr. Nguyen Tien Phong (on the left).
One of the remaining ancient artifacts of the Gandhara Buddhist civilization.
