On May 13, at the invitation of the United Nations International Council on Vesak day and the International Association of Buddhist universities, master Yan Jue, President of the Chinese Buddhist Association, and other representatives of the Chinese Buddhist community participated in the celebration of the 17th United Nations Vesak day by video in Beijing and Yunnan at the United Nations Conference Center in Bangkok, Thailand. The theme of this conference is "compassion in crisis: the practice of Buddhism in healing global society". More than 3000 delegates and people from all walks of life from many countries and regions around the world attended the meeting online and offline. In his congratulatory letter, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres pointed out that Vesak day is an important activity to celebrate the birth, enlightenment and nirvana of the Buddha. Today's society is facing many difficulties and challenges. We need to work hard to learn from the teachings of the Buddha, tolerance, understanding, mutual respect and trust, and jointly promote social peace and sustainable development. Wangzuoan, director of the State Administration of religious affairs, said in his congratulatory letter that over the past two years, Buddhism has played a unique role in managing the trauma caused by the COVID-19 and promoting peace and unity. At present, the situation of the international COVID-19 is grim and complex. The most powerful force is to work together and the most effective way is to work together. On this important festival, the Chinese Buddhist delegation will work with representatives of other countries to conduct in-depth discussions, work together in the same boat, meet challenges, promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, and work together to usher in a brighter and better future for mankind. Master Yan Jue is the vice president of the International Council of the United Nations Vesak day and the vice president of the International Association of Buddhist universities. In his message, he said that this celebration conference will be held three years later due to the global COVID-19 epidemic. Buddhist disciples all over the world should uphold the Buddha's compassion to help the world, work together to promote the continuous inheritance and development of Buddhism, constantly strengthen friendly exchanges, and promote the people of all countries and regions to work together to build a community with a shared future for mankind, And make due contributions to mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, win-win cooperation and jointly creating the future for the people of all countries. The president of the International Council for Vesak day, the president of the International Association of Buddhist universities and the member of the supreme Sangha Committee of Thailand, Fanzhi elder, delivered a welcome speech at the opening ceremony. The participants delivered a keynote speech on the theme of the conference "compassion in crisis: the practice of Buddhism in healing the global society". (outlook new era)