Ba Vang Pagoda temporarily postpones summer retreats

On June 21, Ba Vang Pagoda announced the temporary suspension of the 2024 summer retreat.

The first summer retreat at Ba Vang Pagoda attracted thousands of students to attend.

Accordingly, the above announcement was posted by Ba Vang Pagoda on many information channels such as website, social networks...

Specifically, the announcement of Ba Vang Pagoda stated: "The first summer retreat of Ba Vang Pagoda in 2024 ended successfully, contributing to spreading Buddhist cultural and ethical values and training life skills for more than 6,000 students with all the best spiritual and material care that the pagoda gives to them.

Due to some important Buddhist activities during the An Cu season, the temple would like to announce the temporary postponement of the summer retreats that parents and students have registered for, until further notice.

Recently, another clip about the summer retreat has appeared, causing a stir on social networks.

While there is no official announcement, parents and students can participate in regular retreats at Ba Vang Pagoda and summer retreats at other pagodas and monasteries of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha.

A few days ago, a clip appeared on social media about a female student being “possessed” during a summer retreat at Ba Vang Pagoda. However, through inspection by the authorities and local authorities, the clip did indeed take place at Ba Vang Pagoda, but in 2018. At that time, the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Quang Ninh Province as well as local authorities intervened to handle the incident.

Recently, social networks have continued to post a clip about the summer retreat at Ba Vang Pagoda, causing a stir in public opinion.

In this video , the abbot of Ba Vang Pagoda, Thich Truc Thai Minh, is preaching to many students about "spirit possession", revenge... However, looking at the background of the event, many people think that this clip is from 2022.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/chua-ba-vang-tam-hoan-cac-khoa-tu-mua-he-185240621151709707.htm