Unmasked by President Thich Nhat Tu, does 'teacher Tinh That Bong Lai' dare to speak out against it?

A Vietnamese Buddhist monk spoke out against the noise of Zen on the edge of the universe.

Not only answering many people's questions about whether monks can go to bodybuilding competitions, sing love songs, make money on Youtube like Tinh That Bong Lai, Venerable Thich Nhat Tu also revealed the Church's law. Buddhism is for the group of pseudo-monastics.

A series of accusations surrounding the Bong Lai Tinh That (also known as Thien am on the edge of the universe) have appeared for more than 2 years now. The case is still under investigation, verification and public interest. People who live here many times claim to follow Buddhism in a more open way, exercise and go to bodybuilding competitions, sing love songs, make money on YouTube. The main YouTube channel has more than 2.1 million followers.

Most Venerable Thich Nhat Tu, Member of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and Abbot of Giac Ngoc Pagoda had a frank conversation with us about this phenomenon.

When asked, the people in the Bong Lai Pure House are very famous, especially through bodybuilding contests, singing contests, comedy contests, YouTube channel. According to Buddhist teachings, are Buddhist followers allowed to do so? Most Venerable Thich Nhat Tu said that the Bong Lai Pure House, the people there are fake monks, not Buddhists or Buddhist monks. Talking about Buddhist teachings to them is superfluous.

Most Venerable Thich Nhat Tu said: "Stay at home is a word for Buddhists who want to follow the Buddha. They have a normal life, have hair, wear casual clothes, eat real food, have a wife and a husband. , have children These people are called lay practitioners or lay people.

A lay practitioner has the right to do whatever one wants, as long as it is not prohibited by law. The Buddha's Law also has some regulations for lay practitioners, but the Buddha's law does not prohibit people from exercising or singing, making money, or enjoying themselves.

There is also another group, who are ordained according to Buddhist standards, have received ordination and are recognized, granted the Church's message to become monks, and are certified by the government as monks.

However, due to health reasons, due to old age, there was no one to take care of them at the temple, so they asked for permission to go home to take care of their family members. In this case, it is a monastic but living at home. They still perform religious rituals, live the same life as they do at the temple, are still legal monks, not lay people."

He emphasized that a lay practitioner and a monk living at home are two different concepts.

"Lay followers don't shave their heads, don't wear monastic clothes, and don't engage in religious activities. They have the right to enjoy life, dance, exercise, sing, and participate in all activities. In everyday life, however, they are self-aware that they are Buddhists, and their hearts are turned to Buddha.

This is the point for the Bong Lai Tinh group to make excuses. When questioned by the authorities, when contacted by the press, when questioned by the online community, they said that they practice at home, that is, admit they are lay people.

But in normal times, they call themselves monks, nuns, and novices. Mr. Le Tung Van also organizes evangelism and takes refuge for others like a Buddhist monk.

When the authorities came, they said that their place was a private residence, anyone who wanted to enter had to ring the bell and knock on the door. In normal times, Mr. Le Tung Van recognized it as a pagoda, a sanctuary, and a meditation hall - using terms that refer to the official Buddhist place of practice.

In my opinion, it is a form of fraud that has been open to the public for many years, impersonating a Buddhist monk."

Most Venerable Thich Nhat Tu said that for people who pretend to be a monk, the Buddhist Church has spoken out many times, but it's not good that people think this is a problem of Buddhism, when in fact this is a matter of law. France. Buddhism is just a victim of being taken advantage of.

Most Venerable Thich Nhat Tu said that he pointed out a big problem that needs to be resolved in the end.

The first issue: It is necessary to clarify the allegations about the identities of the people living in the Bong Lai Pure House. With such denunciations, have they been asked to take a DNA test?

The second issue: Clarifying whether there is a violation or abuse of trust to appropriate people's property through claims that the children there are orphans.

The third problem: They take advantage of Buddhism, fake monks, fake pagodas, violate the Law on Religion.

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The public is still waiting for the police and authorities to solve and announce the results. If the Bong Lai Pure House is right, we must vindicate them and punish those who say it wrong, including me. In case they are wrong, they must be dealt with according to the law."

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