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Vatican message for Vesakh (Buddha Day)

By Munisha on Wed, 4 May, 2022 - 15:17

Vatican message for Vesakh (Buddha Day)

By Munisha on Wed, 4 May, 2022 - 15:17

Every year in May the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue sends its annual message to Buddhists worldwide, to mark the festival we know as Buddha Day in Triratna, also known as Wesak or Vesakh.

This year’s message is entitled ‘Buddhists and Christians: Standing Together in Hopeful Resilience’.

You can read the Message here.

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Vesakh Greetings from the Vatican

By Munisha on Tue, 1 Jun, 2021 - 13:14

Vesakh Greetings from the Vatican

By Munisha on Tue, 1 Jun, 2021 - 13:14

The Catholic Church’s Pontifical Council For Interreligious Dialogue recently published its annual message for the feast of Vesakh, headed
‘Buddhists and Christians: Promoting a Culture of Care and Solidarity’.

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Vatican greetings for Buddha Day/Wesak 2020

By Munisha on Thu, 23 Apr, 2020 - 12:50

Here is this year’s greeting to Buddhists worldwide from the Vatican.

THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
THE VATICAN

Message for the Feast of Vesakh/Hanamatsuri 2020
2 April 2020
Buddhists and Christians:
Constructing a Culture of Compassion and Fraternity

Dear Buddhists Friends,

1. On behalf of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, we extend our heartfelt greetings and good wishes to you and to all Buddhist communities...

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Vatican message to Buddhists for the Feast of Vesakh 2014

By Munisha on Wed, 30 Apr, 2014 - 13:17

Vatican message to Buddhists for the Feast of Vesakh 2014

By Munisha on Wed, 30 Apr, 2014 - 13:17Every year the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue issues “Letters” to those of other faiths on the occasion of each faith’s major festival.

This year’s Letter to the world’s Buddhists for the festival of Vesakh (also known as Wesak, or Buddha Day) is entitled “Buddhists and Christians: Together Fostering Fraternity”.

Read the Letter.
On the same page, you can read Letters to those of other faiths.

Buddha Day, as it’s commonly known...