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(KPL/VNA) – Work started on the upgrade of Phat Tich Pagoda, a Vietnamese Buddhist pagoda in the Lao capital of Vientiane, on December 29.
(KPL/VNA) – Work started on the upgrade of
Phat Tich Pagoda, a Vietnamese Buddhist pagoda in the Lao capital of Vientiane,
on December 29.
The project, which has an estimated cost of
1.1 million USD, aims to improve the facilities at the pagoda, meeting
religious needs of local Vietnamese and Lao Buddhist communities.
Addressing the groundbreaking ceremony,
Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung said that for many years, Phat
Tich Pagoda has been not only a place of religious activities of Buddhist monks
and nuns, but also one of the venues for cultural, educational and religious
activities of the Vietnamese community in Laos, promoting their unity.
The Ambassador emphasised that the
embellishment of the pagoda will encourage monks, nuns, Buddhist followers, and
members of the Vietnamese community in Laos to continue to promote the
compassion and charity spirit of Buddhism, making a substantive contribution to
the special friendship between the Parties and people of Vietnam and Laos.
Vice President of the Lao Front for National
Development Chanpheng Southivong spoke highly of the Vietnamese community in
Laos in general and Phat Tich Pagoda in particular for their active
participation in various movements launched by the Party, the State and the Lao
Front for National Construction such as assisting flood victims in Attapeu
province and supporting poverty reduction for people in financial difficulties.
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