The Wutai Mountain Buddhist Association issued a statement on the "Heart Sutra" of 53 Dade and Eminent Monks in Mount Wutai and the Others

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Recently, Wutai Mountain Buddhism The association has received feedback from many believers that some criminals “take the name of Wutaishan and 53 great monks from all sides to write the Heart Sutra in the name of the Heart Sutra” to conduct commercial marketing on Internet platforms such as Moments of Friends to obtain improper benefits. This kind of behavior of "borrowing monks to earn money" seriously misled the public, had a negative impact on the devout beliefs of Buddhist followers of Mount Wutai, and caused serious damage to the Buddhist image of Mount Wutai and the feelings of believers. The Wutai Mountain Buddhist Association firmly opposed this behavior. In this regard, the Wutaishan Buddhist Association hereby declares:

(1) Wutaishan Buddhist Association and any temple in Wutaishan have not authorized any organization or natural person to print the "Heart Sutra" long scroll and distribute it in limited quantities; 2) No master in Wutai Mountain has authorized any organization or natural person to print, publicize and distribute the "Heart Sutra" long scroll;

For the publisher’s personal behavior,It has nothing to do with Wutai Mountain, Wutai Mountain temples, and masters. Consumers are advised to purchase with caution and treat them rationally; To prevent further expansion of losses, otherwise, the Wutaishan Buddhist Association reserves the right to take legal measures to protect its own rights and the legitimate rights and interests of the Wutaishan monks and religious people.

Finally, the Wutaishan Buddhist Association appeals to the masses of believers: Buddhism is a religion that leads people to good. If you believe in Buddhism, you should adhere to the righteous faith and righteousness. All behaviors that use Buddhism for personal gain should be resisted. Do not blindly follow blind faith and encourage others. Unhealthy trends, resolutely maintain the image of Buddhism society, and deliver more positive energy towards the good and upward to the society.

Wutaishan Buddhist Association

October 1, 2021 _p2span

Recently, the chaos of "Foyuan" on the Internet platform has caused widespread concern and criticism in the public opinion. The so-called "Foyuan" refers to the use of the Buddhist elements of "ritual Buddha" and "copying of the scriptures" to pose for photos, create personal settings to earn network traffic and carry out commercial marketing Internet celebrities.At present, relevant online platforms have banned accounts that use the image of "Foyuan" to create false marketing activities.

This association believes that Buddhism is a religion that leads people to good. To believe in Buddhism, one should adhere to righteousness and righteousness, follow the teachings and rules of Buddhism, and should not be superstitious and blindly obedient, and should not "vulgarize" and "entertain" beliefs and turn them into tools for personal gain. "Buddhist and Yuan" dressed in revealing clothes and indecently posing for pictures in the temple is inconsistent with Buddhism's purpose of guiding people to benevolent, contrary to the pure and solemn atmosphere of the temple, contradicting the nature of monks who want to be contented, and the believers to the temple to pay homage to the Three Jewels. Departure from the pursuit of purifying the soul; its essence is to use Buddhism as a tool and under the guise of faith to create personality, gain attention, attract traffic, provoke desire, and carry out commercial marketing. This kind of behavior seems to show faith and spread Buddhism, but it actually damages Buddhism, tarnishes faith, and hurts the religious feelings of religious believers. Allowing it to spread will also have a negative impact on the social atmosphere. "Foyuan" used the poses and videos containing Buddhist elements in commercial marketing activities such as "carrying goods on the Internet". It is actually a Buddhist commercialization behavior using Buddhist resources for commercial gain. It has been suspected of violating the " Religious Affairs Regulations" 》And other relevant regulations. This association resolutely opposes the behavior of "Foyuan", agrees with the social media's criticism of the chaos of "Foyuan", and welcomes and supports the relevant platforms for handling "Foyuan" accounts in accordance with laws and regulations.

In the future, we will continue to unite and lead the national Buddhist community to further promote the sinicization of Buddhism in the new era, vigorously strengthen the construction of teaching style, continuously strengthen self-management, implement strict governance in an all-round way, always maintain the true spirit of Buddhism, and strive to maintain Buddhism Good image of purity and solemnity. At the same time, we will continue to promote religious policies and regulations, disseminate correct Buddhist knowledge, guide religious believers to believe in righteousness, and deliver more positive energy for the good and upward through the media such as " lawyin " magazine and website. To deliberately discredit, wantonly banter, maliciously hype Buddhism and entertaining, vulgarizing, and commercializing Buddhism in society,The Association will also pay attention at any time, speak up in a timely manner, clarify facts, clarify positions, promote the right faith, and will adopt various effective means including legal means to safeguard the legal rights and interests of the Buddhist community and believers, and maintain the image of Buddhist society.

Text: Wutaishan Buddhist Association