This morning (May 6), the United Nations Day of Vesak 2025 officially opened under the theme “Solidarity and tolerance for human dignity: Buddhist wisdom for world peace and sustainable development.”

A series of meaningful spiritual and cultural activities are underway at the Tay Thien Mandala Great Stupa (Tam Dao, Vinh Phuc) to celebrate the United Nations Day of Vesak 2025.

This year marks the 20th UN Day of Vesak Celebrations, with Vietnam having hosted the event four times.

For the first time, information and models of 87 Buddhist national treasures currently preserved in museums, temples, and relic sites across the country are on display.

Photographers highlight the beauty of Buddhist values and human dignity through compelling images.

Vietnam Quoc Tu hosts the revered relic of the self-immolated Bodhisattva during Vesak 2025.

The Vietnam Buddhist Academy and Thanh Tam Pagoda become spiritual centers for Vesak 2025.

Hundreds of monks and Buddhist followers gathered early to receive the sacred relic of the Buddha, which was ceremoniously transferred to the Vietnam Buddhist Academy in HCM City (Binh Chanh District).

The United Nations Day of Vesak 2025 will feature several landmark events, including the inaugural exhibition of 87 national Buddhist treasures and a grand Buddhist flag-raising ceremony with a 500m² flag.

The organizing committee of the United Nations Day of Vesak 2025 has announced the postponement of the veneration and enshrinement of the sacred heart relic of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc on May 3.

Buddhist temples will simultaneously ring bells and pray for peace during April 30 commemorations.

The sacred heart relic of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc will be open for public homage from May 3 to May 11 at Vietnam Quoc Tu.

The 2025 Vesak Day celebration, an official United Nations event hosted in Vietnam, highlights the Vietnamese government's commitment to facilitating religious organizations’ participation in international activities.

The relics of Shakyamuni Buddha, recognized as a national treasure of India, will be paraded and enshrined in HCM City and three other provinces for public veneration.

India’s government will officially transport sacred Buddha relics - recognized as national treasures - to Vietnam by military aircraft, marking a spiritual highlight of the 2025 United Nations Day of Vesak hosted by Vietnam.

Vesak 2025 is expected to strengthen exchanges and friendship between the Vietnamese people and international friends, and affirm Vietnam’s position and responsibility to the UN and the international community.

A Vietnamese Buddhist delegation traveled to Mandalay to provide humanitarian support, donating $120,000 to aid temples and affected residents.

A detailed proposal will be submitted to the Government in April, with preparations underway for major cultural events and international participation.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and city authorities are working together to ensure the event's success, with completion expected by mid-April.

The United Nations Day of Vesak 2025 will officially commence on May 6 at the Vietnam Buddhist Academy in Ho Chi Minh City, with the presence of Sri Lanka’s president and Bhutan’s Queen Mother, among other distinguished guests.