Monks with lay people [8 Jun 1973]

(Le supréme patriarche des Buddhistes du Laos rend visit au Pape et á plusieurs sanctuaires d'Italie),In 1972 ,Because of all the Christian vicerior representatives that permanent in Thailand,Malaysia and Laos,under reign of Pope Paolo VI been visited The Lao Buddhist Fellowship Organization and met The Supreme patriarch of Laos,His Holiness Dhammayano (Bunthan) Vat Mai Suvannaphumaram Luang Prabang,this occasion they brought the Pope Paolo's VI invitation card to invite the The Supreme patriarch of Laos to take a trip visit Vaticano,Rome,Italy.Later,The Supreme patriarch of Laos take a trip visit Italy and received by Pope Paul VI at the Vatican on June 8th, 1973 A.D. as one of the first Buddhist monks to meet a Pope.Collaged photograph (siver gelatine) given in two copies to the Lao delegation,discovered at Vat Mai in 2009, (see Nr.H0885).

Original material consist of: silver gelatine DOP print.