The
festival will comprise two major activities- a procession of the statue
of King Ly Thai To from the Do Temple in Bac Ninh to Hanoi and a
three-day ceremony to pray for peace at the Thang Long Royal Citadel.
In the lead up to the 1000th anniversary of the capital city, the Hanoi
Buddhist Church has paid special attention to preserving and developing
national cultural identities, particularly the Buddhist culture.
Buddhist institutes have worked closely with the municipal
administration and relevant agencies to upgrade and restore historical
relics and hold traditional festivals to bring into full play tangible
and intangible culture and to celebrate the capital city’s anniversary.
Buddhist dance at the Hanoi traditional dance festival
From now through the end of this year, the Hanoi Buddhist Church will
accelerate the collection of documents on the capital city’s history of
Buddhism. Over the past year, Buddhist followers in Hanoi have raised
VND 2.8 billion to support the poor, Agent Orange victims, disadvantaged
and handicapped children, elderly people living alone and the families
of social policy beneficiaries.
The Hanoi Buddhist Church now has a total of 2,078 monks and nuns, 2,059
Buddhist centres and 29 Buddhist congregations at municipal and
district levels.