Indian PM says sharing Buddha’s relics with Vietnam is a cultural phenomenon


Thousands attending the procession of Buddha's relics to Tam Chuc Pagoda. — VNA/VNS

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasised that the initiative to share the holy relics of the Buddha with Vietnam has sparked a profound cultural and spiritual phenomenon, drawing more than 15 million pilgrims to nine different sites across Vietnam.

According to the Vietnam News Agency’s correspondent in New Delhi, during the 123rd edition of his radio programme Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Modi said “Can you imagine that in Vietnam – a country of around 100 million people, over 15 million have paid homage to the sacred relics of Lord Buddha?

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