HCM City's Vietnam Buddhist Sangha spends 748 billion VND on charity activities in 2023
The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) of Ho Chi Minh City carried out charitable and social activities with total funds of over 748 billion VND (30.3 million USD) last year.
Most Venerable Thich Le Trang, Head of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Ho Chi Minh City speaks at the conference ( Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)✤ of Ho Chi Minh City carried out charitable and social activities with total funds of over 74🎃8 billion VND (30.3 million USD) last year.
The information was revealed by Most Venerable Thich Le Trang, Head of the VBS Executive Board of HCM City at a conference on January 24 reviewing its Buddhist affairs over the past year and launch tasks for 2024. Last year, HCM City's VBS obtained many important achievements, creating a foundation for the strong development of Buddhist activities in 2024 and the following years, adding that it successfully organised traditional Buddhist and national events and promoted the diversity of religious and practical activities of Buddhist followers,
The conference approved the municipal VBS's 2024 programme on Buddhist affairs with 10 targets and 16 tasks, aiming to contribute to its development. The city's VBS will continue to accompany the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committees at all levels to carry out patriotic emulation campaigns and movements launched by the Government as well as strive to apply digital technology in all activities.
While lauding the municipal VBS's Buddhist activities, Vice Chairman of the VFF Committee of HCM City Nguyen Thanh T♒rung urged the VBS Executive Board of HCM City to continue to care for, encourage and guide monks, nuns and Buddhist followers to continue joining hands in the programmes and activities of the VFF Committee of HCM City, and patriotic emulation movements launched by agencies and organisations to help turn it into a rich and prosperous city./.
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Most Venerable Thich Le Trang, Head of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Ho Chi Minh City speaks at the conference ( Photo: VNA) 
