VNE – By Viet Tuan, Le Tan   December 30, 2023 | 04:59 pm GMT+7

The object that is called the “Buddha hair sarira” at the Ba Vang Pagoda in Quang Ninh, December 2023. Photo courtesy of the pagoda

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha has been asked to verify the origin of the so-called “Buddha hair sarira” that drew thousands of worshipers to a pagoda recently.

The Government Committee for Religious Affairs on Friday said there have been reports of the Ba Vang Pagoda in the northern province of Quang Ninh exhibiting the so-called “Buddha hair sarira”, garnering attention from tens of thousands of Buddhists and people alike. Many have come to the pagoda to perform ceremonies and rituals after learning about the object’s presence at the site.

As such, the committee has requested the Sangha to verify the origin of the object, as well as instructing Quang Ninh’s Buddhism authorities to “correct activities that are not appropriate with Buddhist traditions.”

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