Indian religious paintings exhibited in Ha Noi

June 03, 2014 5:27 PM GMT+7

VGP - As many as 74 paintings of Buddha by Indian artists are being showcased at a week-long exhibition which opened in Ha Noi on June 2.

At the exhibition

Following on from the India Festival held in Viet Nam in March, the exhibition leads local people to Buddha’s message on peace and contentment, mercy and harmonisation, Indian Ambassador to Viet Nam Preeti Saran told those at the event’s opening.

Permanent Vice Chairman of the Viet Nam Buddhist Sangha’s Executive friendship between the two peoples.

Buddhism, with its humanitarian philosophy, is a solid foundation to deepen Viet Nam-India ties, with India keen to contribute to development in Southeast Asia and the world at large, Nhieu added. - VNA