PHNOM PENH, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Thursday hosted the 1st Asian festival of Buddhist culture, aimed at building close relationship among Buddhist countries in the world.
Speaking at the opening ceremony at Phnom Penh’s Chaktomuk Conference Hall, Min Khin, Cambodia’s minister of cults and religion, said the festival was attended by Buddhist delegations from China, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, France, South Korea, Mongolia, and the United States.
“The festival will be held for three days with the aim of strengthening and expanding ties of solidarity, friendship and good cooperation in Buddhism between Cambodia and China as well as Buddhist countries around the world” he said.
It was organized by Cambodia’s Ministry of Cults and Religion in collaboration with Venerable Zhy Dayan, Abbot of Wat Liuzhou in China’s Guangdong province.
“The festival is to spread Buddhism and to promote peace and mutual understanding for a prosperous world,” Zhy Dayan said at the opening remarks.
The festival was also attended by Tep Vong, Buddhist Supreme Patriarch General of Cambodia, and Bour Kry, Buddhist Supreme Patriarch General of the Dhammayuttikanikay Order of Cambodia.
In Cambodia, Buddhism is the state’s religion. Currently, the country has 4,466 Buddhist pagodas with 57,483 monks.
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