Vietnamese’s first Buddhist cultural centre in Czech Republic opens
A pagoda of Vietnamese people in Most city of Ustecky region, the Czech Republic, was inaugurated on January 5, becoming the community’s first spiritual cultural centre officially recognised by local authorities.
The ceremony to inaugurate Most Pagoda of Vietnamese people in Most city on January 5 (Photo: VNA)
Prague (VNA) – Apagoda of Vietnamese people in Most city of Ustecky region, the Czech Republic,was inaugurated on January 5, becoming the community’s first spiritual culturalcentre officially recognised by local authorities.
Head of the pagoda Venerable Thich Thong Datsaid the inauguration of the pagoda is an honour of expatriate Buddhists in theCzech Republic. It is not only a place of worship but also helps uphold thetraditional culture and the use of the Vietnamese language in the community, hesaid.
On behalf of Ustecky region’s administration, chairmanof the region’s council for ethnic minorities Pavel Vodsedalek presented acertificate recognising the Buddhist cultural centre of Most Pagoda.
He said among local ethnic minority groups, theVietnamese community have carried out many activities to preserve and introducetheir diverse culture.
The newly-inaugurated pagoda will help enhancethe community’s solidarity, pass down cultural values to younger generations,and popularise the Vietnamese culture to Czech people, he added.
In his speech, Vietnamese Ambassador to theCzech Republic Ho Minh Tuan thanked Ustecky authorities for supporting theVietnamese community to uphold the traditional culture and integrate into thelocal society.
It was an honour for Vietnamese people in theCzech Republic as Most pagoda was recognised by local authorities, he said,expressing his hope that it will help strengthen solidarity in the communityand preserve the traditional culture of Vietnam.
In 2013, the Czech Republic recognised theVietnamese community as one of its ethnic minority groups.–VNA
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The ceremony to inaugurate Most Pagoda of Vietnamese people in Most city on January 5 (Photo: VNA) 
