Almost 550 students who completed their Buddhism studies at the Viet Nam Buddhist University recieved their degrees in the presence of Buddhist dignitaries from several countries at a convocation ceremony held at Pho Quang Pagoda in Tan Binh District on Setember 08, 2009.
The Visitors included His Holiness Dharmasen Maha Thero, Buddhist Supreme Patriach of Bangladesh, His Holiness Tep Vong , The Great Supreme Patriarch of Kingdom of Cambodia, Most Venerable Phra Theppariyattivimol, rector of Thailand’s Mahamakut Buddhist University and Most Venerable Dr Bhikshu Satyapala, head of the Department of Buddhist Studies at India’s Delhi University.
They were welcomed by Thich Tu Nhon, standing vice president of the Executive Council of the Viet Nam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) and other leaders of the VBS, members of the University executive council, students, their families, and buddhist faithfuls.
Thich Tu Nhon conferred honorary doctorates on the visitors for their great contributions to peace, justice, improvement of people’s spiritual life, and on Buddhism education around the world before handing out the degrees to the graduates.
The graduates were from six faculties-Buddhism in Pali language and Southeast Asia, Buddhism in Sanskrit and Tibetan Languages, Chinese-Japanese-Korean Buddhism, Vietnamese Buddhism, World Buddhism and Buddhist Philosophy.
The most Venerable Professor Doctor Thich Tri Quang, recotor of the University , said the graduation rate varied from 85 to more than 90 per cent depending on the faculty.
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