Vietnam Pilgrimage tours

Pilgrimage tours to celebrate Vesak

HCM City – The Ho chi minh City-based Vietravel has launched a series of pilgrimage tours to the land of Buddhism in Vietnam in the north in celebration of the United Nations’ Day of Vesak (UNDV), one of the most important Buddhist festivals marking the birth, enlightenment and passing away of Gautama Buddha.
The UNDV celebrations will take place in Hanoi from May 13 to 17.

Among destinations for these tours is the birthplace of Vietnam Buddhism, Mount Yen Tu. Eleven pagodas, hundreds of temples and 20 ancient architectural sites are located on this mountain 1,068m above sea level.

Dau Pagoda in Bac ninh province and Huong (Perfume) Pagoda in Ha tay province are must see places that Vietravel has added to their stops for the tours.

In Ninh binh province, the Bai Dinh Pagoda contains a large bronze statue of Buddha weighing 100 tonnes, three bronze statues, one of which is the 52- tonne Goddess of Mercy, and most well-known, 500 Arhant statues plus two great bells.-
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Pilgrimage tours to celebrate Vesak

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