According to the announcement of Thieu Lam Tu, monk Thich Vinh Tin - the abbot of the pagoda - was accused of embezzling money from the project, appropriating the pagoda's assets and violating Buddhist laws.
After the scandal of the headquarters, a series of film projects related to the brand Thieu Lam Tu are at risk of collapse. These projects were consulted by Thich Vinh Tin on content or licensed the copyright to use the name Thieu Lam Tu.
According to data from Qichacha, Thich Vinh Tin currently has contact with 8 legal entities, of which 3 units are still operating, 5 companies have been dissolved.
On Chinese social media, news about the investigation into the head of the government has caused a stir in public opinion. Controversial opinions focus on the fact that he has run the pagoda as a modern enterprise for nearly 3 decades, criticized by many thinkers and martial arts entities as "excessive commercialization of Buddhism".
In 1982, after the resounding success of the movie "Tieu Lam Tu" starring Ly Lien Kiet, the Thieu Lam brand became an attractive topic in the film industry.
The reputation of Thieu Lam Tu is known to many domestic and foreign audiences through the film "Tieu Lam Tu" and is mentioned in a series of famous war films.
Since then, the National Forest has become a tourist destination and attracted countless tourists to visit in Heinan Province, China.
In 2009, "Tan Thieu Lam Tu" featured a series of A-list stars such as Thanh Long, Luu Duc Hoa, Ta Dinh Phong, Pham Bang Bang... also using the Thieu Lam Tu brand, becoming a film that caused a stir.
"Tieu Lam Tu 3D" was conceived in 2013 but has not been completed yet, and is expected to be "shelved" due to the noise of Thich Vinh Tin.
In 2018, Venerable Thich Vinh Tin was a general advisor for the project "Tieu Lam Tu 2".
Venerable Thich Vinh Tin was once known as the " CEO monk" because he strongly commercialized the heritage of the pagoda, expanding his influence to fields such as publishing, cinema, medicine and martial arts. Under his leadership, Thieu Lam Pagoda has established more than 50 cultural centers around the world.
This place is also a symbol representing Chinese martial arts, inspiring the birth of modern Chinese martial arts schools. Because, the Chinese have a saying "Thien ha thuong lan xuat thien Lam", meaning that all martial arts in the world originate from Thien Lam.
On Chinese social media, news about the investigation into the head of the government has caused a stir in public opinion. On July 28, the Chinese Buddhist Association abolished the legal title of Thich Vinh Tin and expelled him from the monk community.
The pagoda's announcement affirmed that the abbot of Thich Vinh Tin "seriously violated Buddhist laws" and is being investigated by authorities. In addition, the pagoda also accused the monk of having "unpopular relationships with many women for a long time and having children outside of marriage".
