Sri Lankan Ambassador to Vietnam and BPUSL University visited and signed a memorandum of understanding with the Vietnam Buddhist Academy in Hue

On March 13, Sri Lankan Ambassador to Vietnam, Mr. Poshitha Perera and a delegation from the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka (BPUSL) led by Most Venerable, Professor and Rector Neluwe Sumanawansa Thero visited, worked and signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Vietnam Buddhist Academy (VBS) in Hue.

Signing of Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between Vietnam Buddhist University in Hue and BPUSL University

Most Venerable Abbot Thich Hai An; Most Venerable – Doctor, Permanent Deputy Abbot and Head of Training Department, and leaders of the Academy welcomed and worked with the delegation.

Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Hue presents souvenir to Ambassador Poshitha Perera

At the meeting, the two sides exchanged general information about each other; at the same time, discussed appropriate contents that both sides wished to cooperate on for the development of each unit as well as for the cause of education and training of Buddhist monks in general, and Buddhism in each country in particular.

Next to the newly planted sacred Bodhi tree

Also within the framework of this visit and working session, the Ambassador presented the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Hue with a Bodhi tree propagated from the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi tree , which is over 2,300 years old. The Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi tree was originally grafted from a southern branch of the sacred Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya, India, where Buddha Shakyamuni attained enlightenment. More than 2,300 years ago, in the year 236 of the Buddhist calendar, King Ashoka had it brought to the island nation of Sri Lanka as a gift and is now considered a national treasure by Sri Lanka.

Before the visit and signing of the memorandum of understanding, the delegation of the Sri Lankan Buddhist and Pali University led by Most Venerable, Professor and Rector Neluwe Sumanawansa Thero went to Bao Lam Pagoda (Thuy Xuan Ward, Thuan Hoa District) to pay respects to Most Venerable Thich Giac Quang, Vice President of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha.