Jangwa ritual to pray for martyrs in Tay Thien

The group of monks and nuns led the holy people through the gate of the great Mandala Tay Thien stupa. Jangwa is a ritual of requiem and dedicating merit to the deceased according to the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition. Eight sacred altars representing the souls of martyrs at Truong Son cemetery, Road 9, Quang Tri Citadel, A1 Dien Bien Phu... were in turn carried into the great Tay Thien stupa. In Vajrayana, a stupa is a giant mandala symbolizing the pure realm established by the Buddhas of the ten directions and open to all sentient beings without distinction. During the long resistance wars, more than 1.2 million martyrs remained on all battlefields, from the southern front to the northern border, at sea, and outside Vietnam's territory while serving as international volunteers. About 175,000 of these martyrs have not yet been able to return to their homeland and 300,000 graves have not been identified.