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Considering that the hundreds of jars of ash mixed in the pagoda are “serious”, the Buddhist Church of Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City suspended the presidency with Venerable Thich Thien Chieu.
The above decision was made after the September 5 meeting of the Vietnamese Buddhist Church of Vietnam Standing Committee in Ho Chi Minh City, tested by the Venerable Venerable Thich Tri Quang, Deputy Owner of Dharma and Council Legal Director. Presidency rule.
The board of directors said it was “serious” for the image and identity to be reversed and dropped onto the ashes that people sent to worship at Ky Quang 2 Pagoda (Go Vap district). Error due to the abbot’s inattention, frustrating public opinion, hurting many people.
Venerable Thich Thien Chieu admitted his mistake and expressed remorse at the meeting. Image: Lighting report
The venerable Thich Thien Chieu was suspended from the office of abbot of Ky Quang 2 Pagoda since September 5.
The venerable Thich Quang Thanh (in the name of Tran Xuan Nhan) was appointed to direct all the religious, religious and social activities of the pagoda. Venerable Thich Quang Thanh was assigned to coordinate with the Vietnam Buddhist Church in Go Vap District, authorities to organize the stable ash urns at Ky Quang 2 Pagoda.
Present at the meeting, Venerable Thich Thien Chieu admitted his mistake and expressed his penance. 45 years since the administration of Ky Quang 2 Pagoda, Venerable Thich Thien Chieu is appreciated by the Board of Directors of the Vietnam Buddhist Church in Ho Chi Minh City for his many contributions to the pagoda, the church and social work.
Ky Quang 2 Pagoda was built in 1926, originally named Thanh Chau Tu, which was a village temple in Go Vap district. Before 1975, the pagoda had a cemetery for more than 1,000 people. By 2010, the number of people who came to ask for the burial of relatives increased, the area of vacant land in the cemetery was reduced more and more. The local government advocates cleaning the cemetery to ensure environmental sanitation and urban beauty. The pagoda gave the bones to free the cemetery. Some people brought the ashes home, others volunteered to leave the temple.
Upon receiving the ashes, the temple sings chants and rituals for approximately 30 minutes to an hour. The family is free to send money to the temple. Mr. Nguyen Van Tai, 50, Nguyen Van Luong Street House, Go Vap District, said that after removing the remains of his grandmother, his mother and younger sister had sent him to the pagoda, wishing that the spirits of their loved ones were safe. Leaving the ashes of relatives for more than 40 years, but Mr. Tai said that in addition to the initial removal cost, the temple did not charge any additional costs.
“The temple does not collect, nor does it allow time to save the remains, but Buddhists are aware of our responsibility. Every year, my family also supports the temple in one way or another to help protect the temple, Save the ashes of the relatives, “said Mr. Tai, who said the recent incident is regrettable, but the temple side must have a proper way of handling the souls of the deceased.
Entrance to Ky Quang Pagoda 2 pm 4/9. Image: Ha An.
At the end of August, people went to burn incense for relatives at Ky Quang 2 Pagoda and found that hundreds of ash jars had been removed, gathered in a mixed corner and photos thrown. The incident was later broadcast on the Internet, prompting many people to send urns of their loved ones to the temple to ask the temple representative for a response.
On the afternoon of September 3, representatives from the 17th District People’s Committee, Go Vap District and the people went to Ky Quang 2 Pagoda to count the number and current status of the ashes. According to the work report, the number of ashes in the temple is 883 jars (302 urns in the basement and 581 white stone urns outside), of which only 108 have pictures or tablets attached.
Venerable Thich Thien Chieu, Abbot of Ky Quang 2 Pagoda said that, in the process of carrying out Buddhist activities since 1975, many Buddhists have aspirations to worship the remains of their relatives in the pagoda.
During the time of adoration, “the temple takes care of the part of the ceremony to pray, does not accept any expense.” Over time, the place where the worship remains became damaged and dirty, so starting in March, the pagoda decided to build and repair. During this process, “there are ballot boxes that have fallen images” or there are ballot boxes that do not have a previous image.
Manh Tung – Ha An
