2,600-year-old Buddha hair relic at Ba Vang Pagoda: Moving on its own, suspected to be pili grass

Recently, the online community circulated a video recording the scene of Buddha's hair relics miraculously moving on their own. The video quickly received attention, making everyone amazed.

Specifically, information from Ba Vang Pagoda, from December 23-27, tens of thousands of people and Buddhists came to Ba Vang Pagoda to worship and pay homage to the Buddha's hair relic - a priceless treasure. It is one of eight hairs that Buddha personally plucked from his head and gave to two Myanmar traders more than 2,600 years ago.

On the temple's official Facebook social networking site, the Ba Vang Pagoda fanpage, it is also explained that the Buddha's hair relics, which have been kept for thousands of years in Myanmar, now appear for the first time at Ba Vang Pagoda. Originating from the fate of the monks, Buddhists of Ba Vang Pagoda came to worship the relics at Parami Pagoda and the Parami International Buddha Relics Museum (Myanmar).

Here, the delegation invited the Venerable Abbot of Parami Pagoda to come to Ba Vang Pagoda to celebrate the 765th birthday of Buddha Emperor Tran Nhan Tong. He accepted the invitation and also brought the Buddha's hair relic to Vietnam, contributing to making the ceremony more solemn.

What's special is that after more than 2,600 years, the hair is still intact. Tens of thousands of people and Buddhists have witnessed with their own eyes the hair "wiggle" continuously in many different shapes, even though there was nothing around to stretch or control.

This further stimulates curiosity, making many people flock to the exhibition location to see it with their own eyes.

"After 2,600 years, the hair is still intact. Tens of thousands of people and Buddhists have witnessed with their own eyes the hair spinning continuously in many different shapes. Even though there is nothing around to stretch or control, completely different from normal people's hair," reads the introductory content of the temple displaying Buddha's hair relics.

In addition to the discussions of netizens, many netizens expressed doubts about the authenticity of the Buddha's hair relics.

Not only that, some people also found on e-commerce platforms selling items called "Stupa relics, self-moving Buddha hair relics" with prices ranging from 500,000 VND to 900,000 VND.

An online account named Diep Nguyen confirmed that this is pili grass - a type of dry grass found in many places. In particular, in An Giang there is a lot of this grass. When it encounters suitable weather and humidity conditions, it will move on its own.

Regarding information about the Buddha's hair relic moving on its own, talking to the media on December 28, a leader of Quang Ninh province said he would assign the Religious Affairs Committee of Quang Ninh province and the Uong Bi city government to work with them. Ba Vang Pagoda.

Previously, within the framework of the Great Ceremony to celebrate the 765th birthday of Buddha Emperor Tran Nhan Tong, there was a special event when people worshiped the Buddha's hair relics. More specifically, the Buddha's hair relic can move on its own without the influence of external forces.

This caused thousands of people to line up to see with their own eyes, admire and be surprised.

Leaders of the People's Committee of Uong Bi City said that on December 18, the abbot of Ba Vang Pagoda Venerable Thich Truc Thai Minh sent a notice to the local government about changing the venue for the Great Ceremony to celebrate the 765th anniversary of the Buddha Emperor. Tran Nhan Tong's birth and the day of his eight-mandarins practice were in the 11th lunar month.

The announcement stated a large-scale organization program, combined with media activities to report on the event. The number of participants is expected to range from 20,000 to 25,000 people and may increase depending on the needs of tourists from all over.

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