Vietnamese-style statue removal from Kampong Trach cave shrine

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Vietnamese-style statue removal from Kampong Trach cave shrine

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Interesting that the "Vietnamese-style" incense burner was donated by devotees, yet it is not Khmer enough for the tourists (according to the Ministry of Cults and Religion.) Or the decision might have something to do with the inter-Buddhist rivalry between Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism. Either way, it's not wanted by the religious authorities, so must be removed.
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Vietnamese incense burner to be removed
A large Vietnamese-style incense burner will be removed from a Buddhist cave shrine in Kampot province’s Kampong Trach district for not being Khmer, an official said yesterday.

District governor Um Sinath said the incense burner was donated by Phnom Penh residents who follow Mahayana Buddhism for praying to, and requesting favors from, the Buddha at Kiri Sela pagoda.
“This incense burner differs from Khmer style. It’s Vietnamese style as it’s too big and has two dragons surrounding it at the top,” Mr. Sinath said.

“The provincial cults and religion department and district authorities inspected it and instructed pagoda leaders to change this incense burner as soon as possible and put a new one that follows Khmer style.”

Mr. Sinath said provincial authorities wanted to maintain the unique Khmer style of the cave shrine for foreign visitors.

In 2015, the Ministry of Cults and Religion released a book showing 12 different positions of uniquely Khmer-style Buddha statues to all pagodas across the country to be replicated when those statues were constructed.
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A Vietnamese statue has also been removed from a Vietnamese Cao Dai temple by authorities in Phomn Penh. The reason given is appeasement of a divided congregation.
The Ministry of Religion and Cults has a busy job surveying the various statues in Cambodia's many places of worship while also arbitrating the congregational differences.

Government Removes Statue From Vietnamese Temple

January 27, 2017

Phnom Penh city officials swarmed a Vietnamese temple on Thursday and dismantled a statue of the faith’s founder that the government had ordered to be removed a year ago, claiming it was a source of religious conflict.

As members of the Cao Dai congregation stood by, about 20 police officers and other city workers removed the statue of Ho Phap Pham Cong Tac, who played a key role in establishing the monotheistic religion in Vietnam in 1926, and died in Cambodia in 1959 after founding the temple in Chamkar Mon district’s Tumnop Toek commune.

The statue was to be temporarily relocated to Meanchey district’s Boeng Tompun commune until the congregation could retrieve it and send it to the U.S., said Phorn Davy, director of the municipal cults and religion department.

The removal capped a yearlong fight over the statue, which had divided the congregation, with some complaining the statue encouraged idol worship...
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They have some interesting beliefs and holy saints. I wonder if the Cambodian authorities would be ok with a statue of Julius Caesar ? :chin:

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"I wonder if the Cambodian authorities would be ok with a statue of Julius Caesar ? "

It probably would be seen by the head honcho at the top of the stairs as a role model, proudly occupying a space next to the bust of Donald Rump.

Also, it is highly unlikely that the author of "Les Misérables" would be a welcome addition.
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