BA RIA-VUNG TAU, Vietnam (NV) – A photograph of a doc circulating on social media on August 12 is believed to be a letter of request to return to secular life and give up collaborating within the Communist Buddhist Church of Vietnam by monk Thich Minh Dao, abbot of Minh Dao monastery in Phu My city, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
In a letter despatched to the Govt Council of the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha dated August 11, monk Minh Dao introduced his request to return his robes, alms bowl, monk registration, certificates, and Buddhist levels.
Monk Minh Dao was compelled by the Buddhist Sangha of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province to jot down a self-criticism and repent for 2 months beginning on Could 17, simply because he praised monk Thich Minh Tue and his gown.
Within the doc, monk Thich Minh Dao mentioned that the whole lot began along with his assertion: “I want to signify the Church to reward [tán dương] Minh Tue’s asceticism.”
“Once I by accident mentioned this, I didn’t intend to insult the glory of the Church, nor did I count on that this assertion would develop into a focus for the general public to use and warp the Church group…,” monk Thich Minh Dao defined.
Within the subsequent a part of the letter, he wrote: “…I simply wish to specific my honest gratitude to the Church after which I want to cease working within the positions of standing member of the Provincial Govt Committee, deputy of the Phu My City Govt Committee…”
On the finish of the letter, the monk wrote: “I really feel that the lifetime of a monk is simply too troublesome. If I say one thing incorrect, many individuals will take a look at me with unusual eyes. The phrases that sound so intimate but pierce my coronary heart.”
After Thich Minh Dao’s letter went viral, some feedback on social media mentioned that his letter confirmed “humility and sincerity however profound.”
In response to social networks, after a interval of repentance, monk Minh Dao left the mountain on August 11, carrying the Thich Minh Tue gown as a message to the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha about his selection of path of apply.
On the identical day, tens of hundreds of individuals got here to Minh Dao Monastery to specific their help for monk Minh Dao and the orphanage there.
Expressing on his private Fb web page, the account “Vo Xuan Son” wrote: “Hopefully, monk Thich Minh Dao will overcome the difficulties and obstacles on his upcoming path. The truth is, those that have determined to comply with the trail of Venerable Minh Tue, don’t even care about their very own lives. However deep down, I nonetheless hope that they won’t should let their our bodies be abused, not have to make use of their lives to guard their freedom of religion.
… Could Grasp Minh Dao, Grasp Minh Tue, and those that want to apply the 13 Ascetic Practices encounter few disasters, and never should pay the worth of cruelty to their our bodies and lives.” (Tr.N)
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