Life & Style
The Việt Nam Central Buddhist Sangha yesterday announced that various activities that had taken place at Ba Vàng Pagoda including necromancy and paying real money to dead souls to ward off bad luck had no place in traditional Buddhist teachings.
Life & Style
The Việt Nam Buddhist Sangha has received a report from its managing committee in Quảng Ninh Province in which Venerable Monk Thích Đạo Hiển, deputy director of the committee, wrote, “necromancy and receiving payments for sins committed in a past life have been happening at Ba Vàng Pagoda for a long time”.
Life & Style
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked Quảng Ninh Province People’s Committee to direct local agencies to enhance State management at relics and festivals and stop superstitious activities at religious sites.
Talk Around Town
It is not rare for Vietnamese to turn to supernatural powers for answers regarding their life choices.
