In Vietnam earlier this month, Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi gave a powerful keynote address for the UN International Day of Vesak, a day that recollects and celebrates the birth, enlightenment and passing away of the Buddha, and the central message of his life and realisation.
Since Bhikkhu Bodhi’s address is a profound and concise message worth the attention of all in these urgent times, we have provided a link here to the Lion’s Roar article that reprinted his address… (please click on the title below).
“Protecting Human Dignity from the Threat of Moral Nihilism”
Credit: Above photo by Nhat Trinh, via Vietnam.vn: Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi at this year’s Vesak flower lantern ceremony at the Vietnam Buddhist Academy in Ho Chi Minh City.
Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi is an esteemed American Buddhist monk, and a highly respected elder in the Buddhist community globally. He is president of the Buddhist Association of the United States, and the founder and chair of Buddhist Global Relief. He was also the former editor and president of the Buddhist Publication Society in Kandy, Sri Lanka. His extensive translations of the Pali Canon have informed Dharma practice in the English-speaking world for decades.