The abbot of Ba Vang Pagoda was fined 7.5 million VND.

Speaking with Dan Tri reporter, the leader of the People's Committee of Uong Bi City (Quang Ninh) said that the city has decided to administratively fine Mr. Vu Minh Hieu, also known as Venerable Thich Truc Thai Minh, Abbot of Ba Vang Pagoda.

Venerable Thai Minh was fined 7.5 million VND for not notifying the competent state agency when organizing an exhibition at Ba Vang Pagoda.

Venerable Thich Truc Thai Minh and the artifact he calls "Buddha's hair relic".

Specifically, during the celebration of the 765th anniversary of the birth of King Tran Nhan Tong, the pagoda organized activities to display and worship what is known as "Buddha's hair relics" without sending a notice to the competent authority as prescribed.

Upon discovering the above incident, the local government assigned the Provincial Religious Committee to coordinate with the People's Committee of Uong Bi City to continue to inspect, clarify, consolidate records, and report to competent authorities to handle related entities that caused the violation.

Quang Ninh province also requested Ba Vang Pagoda not to compile or produce videos, images, documents, etc. and to remove all information introducing the object believed to be "Buddha's hair relic".

Thus, exactly one month after the incident, the abbot of Ba Vang Pagoda received a penalty from the local government and a disciplinary warning from the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/tru-tri-chua-ba-vang-bi-xu-phat-75-trieu-dong-20240126190259382.htm