French President Emmanuel Macron bestowed Indonesia's leader with France's top award during a visit to a military base on ...

They envisaged a universal symbol for Buddhism in the shape of a flag. Among them were Ven. Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera, Ven. Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera, Don Carolis Hewavitarne (father of ...

The same day, the VBS Central Committee's Culture Board hosted several ceremonial and cultural events on campus, including the raising of a 500sq.m Buddhist flag and a 10m-tall international Buddhist ...

VOV.VN - A giant 500m² Buddhist flag was hoisted into the sky during the United Nations Vesak 2025 celebration in Ho Chi Minh City on May 5. A 500m² Buddhist flag is raised in Binh Chanh District, Ho ...

and the hoisting of the Buddhist flag. The 20th United Nations Day of Vesak, hosted by the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, will take place from May 6 to 8 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Highlights of the festival include a ceremony to hoist a 500-square-meter Great Buddhist flag ahead of the official Vesak opening, and a flower lantern lighting ritual to pray for national peace and ...

including the inaugural exhibition of 87 national Buddhist treasures and a grand Buddhist flag-raising ceremony with a 500m² flag. On the afternoon of May 2, the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) held a ...

We can glean from this sutta that the flag in this context, has been used as a symbol of identity, superiority and victory. The Buddhist flag now in use was originally designed in 1885 by the Colombo ...

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang flagged off a delegation of Buddhist monks from the state to participate in the Prayagraj Mahakumbh Mela 2025. Trump ‘very angry’ and ‘pissed off ...

The colorful celebration—which included drums, traditional dances, and Tibetan and Buddhist flags—took place in Dharamshala, a hillside town in northern India, that has been the headquarters ...

Several of them beat drums and performed traditional dances. Tibetan and Buddhist flags adorned poles and railings. The Dalai Lama, 89, flew to Dharamshala after weeks of recovery at the Nappi ...