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On March 15, the leader of the Dang Lam District People’s Committee (Hai An District, Hai Phong City) said that the local government had just submitted a written request to the Hai An District People’s Committee, the administrative board of the district Buddhist church to consult with the Association. Hai Phong City Buddhism to take action to adapt Abbot Khanh Hung Pagoda (Trung Hanh Pagoda) to scare people away from taking photos in the pagoda.
Venerable Thich BP, Abbot of Hung Khanh Pagoda
The leader of the Dang Lam Ward People’s Committee reported that on March 13 (February 1 of the lunar calendar), Ms. Y. (residing in Dong Khe Ward, Ngo Quyen District) sent her young son to the Hung Khanh pagoda to worship Buddha. After looking at the back door and seeing the beautiful scenery, Ms. Y stopped to take souvenir photos for her children.
Seeing that, the abbot of Hung Khanh Pagoda, Venerable Thich BP, had an attitude of revulsion and, at the same time, lacking in standard words, he used a handful of incense to hit Ms. Y’s hand. The society of Facebook has caused frustration in public opinion. .
After receiving the information, the Dang Lam Neighborhood People’s Committee established a working group to work with the abbot of Hung Khanh Pagoda. Venerable Thich BP said that on March 13, this pagoda had many visitors who came to offer incense, including mother and daughter Y ..
According to Venerable Thich BP, Ms. Y’s mother and daughter used ao dai to take pictures in the pagoda, not according to the clothes of the people who went to the Buddha ceremony, but only came to take pictures. Because the temple does not agree with visitors from all over the world to come to take pictures on day 1 and R day.So the monk invited Mrs. Y’s mother and daughter out of the pagoda, accidentally waving incense in Mrs. Y’s hand …
The leader of the Dang Lam neighborhood People’s Committee said that during the working process, the Dang Lam neighborhood working group asked Venerable Thich BP to learn from the experience of dealing with Buddhists in the pagoda due to the use of ao dai, especially traditional ao dai. When going to a temple and taking photos in a temple, there are no regulations prohibiting it. However, Venerable Thich BP still holds the point of not allowing visitors to wear ao dai, unless it is a brown ao dai upon entering the temple, and limiting photo taking on the temple grounds on the first day of a full moon .
The image posted on social media said that the monk had scared away the burning of incense in the hands of tourists.
According to the newspaper WorkersThis is not the first time that the abbot of Khanh Hung Pagoda has acted improperly in his manners and spoke to spiritual practitioners, causing frustration to visitors and local people.
Not long ago, as visitors to the crossroads were taking souvenir photos at Hung Khanh Pagoda, Venerable Thich BP appeared screaming in inappropriate language, threatening to release the dog.
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