Viet Nam Buddhist Delegation visits Sri Lanka
From 04 – 11 April 2022, a delegation comprising forty (40) Vietnamese Buddhist Monks/Nuns and laymen headed by the Most Ven. (Dr.) Thich Nhat Tu, Standing Vice-Rector of the Viet Nam Buddhist University in Ho Chi Minh City visited Sri Lanka to accept the donation of the land by the Most Venerable (Dr.) Chgandima Bodagama Thero, Vice-Chancellor/Executive Director of the Nagananda International Institute for Buddhist Studies in Sri Lanka. Viet Nam Buddhist Sangha has decided to build a facilitation centre in this land for the prospective Vietnamese Monks/Nuns and laymen to further their higher studies in Buddhism, Pali and Sanskrit etc. in Sri Lanka.
There are an increasing number of Vietnamese Monks, Nuns and laymen and women who are travelling to Sri Lanka to further their higher studies in the said disciplines. This initiative of establishing a facilitation centre will enhance the number of Vietnamese students in Sri Lanka in the time to come.
This initiation to build a facilitation centre is a result of a webinar that the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Ha Noi organized to create awareness among the prospective Vietnamese Buddhist sangha on the opportunities available for Buddhist Higher Studies in Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the Sri Lankan Export Development Board (SLEDB) in the latter part of 2021. The Embassy of Viet Nam Embassy in Colombo is also associated with this process.
The Vietnamese Buddhist delegation also visited a number of Sri Lankan universities that offer higher degrees in Buddhism, Pali and Sanskrit and held meetings with relevant administrators. The delegation also worshipped the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and other important Buddhist places of worship in the Central and North Central provinces of Sri Lanka.
Embassy of Sri Lanka
Viet Nam
12 April 2022
