Truc Lam Zen’s spirit of entering into life

Truc Lam Zen’s spirit of entering into life

(VOVworld) – Buddhism was introduced in Vietnam in 1st century BC and is enriching the nation’s spiritual life. But only since the Truc Lam Zen sect was founded by King Tran Nhan...
Progenitor of Vietnam Buddhism honored

Progenitor of Vietnam Buddhism honored

(VOVworld) – The Vietnam Buddhist Shangha on Sunday hosted a grand ceremony in Yen Tu relic site in Quang Ninh province to mark the 705th anniversary of the death of King Tran Nhan...
Visiting Yen Tu pagoda

Visiting Yen Tu pagoda

(VOVworld)- The Yen Tu historical site stretches 20 km along Phuong Dong and Yen Cong communes in Uong Bi town of Quang Ninh province. Nestled in the magnificent landscape, Yen Tu mountain is famous for...
February 27, 2013

February 27, 2013

Each week when we receive letters and emails from listeners around the world, we find that some of the listeners care about political issues in Vietnam while a majority are keenly interested in Vietnamese cultural, historical...
Wooden head puppetry in Nam Dinh

Wooden head puppetry in Nam Dinh

(VOVworld) - The northern province of Nam Dinh is known as the cradle of Vietnamese water puppetry with famous puppetry villages like Rach village and Chua villages. But very few people know...
Yen Tu Buddhist site named special relic

Yen Tu Buddhist site named special relic

(VOVworld)- The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on Monday held a ceremony to receive a special national relic certificate for the Yen Tu relic complex honoring Vietnamese Zen Buddhism
Buddhist woodblocks of Vinh Nghiem Pagoda

Buddhist woodblocks of Vinh Nghiem Pagoda

(VOVworld) - The collection of woodblocks found in Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, Bac Giang Province has been officially recognized as a World Documentary Heritage by UNESCO at its recent conference in Bangkok....
February 15, 2012

February 15, 2012

Spring is all over Vietnam now and it’s the peak season of festivals in our country. These days, hundreds of thousands of people are making pilgrimages to places of...