Bikkhu Tim Sakhorn who was defrocked by force by Hochimonks Non Nget and Tep VongBuddhist patriarch orders province monk chief to defrock Abbott Tim Sakhorn accused of hurting the Cambodia-VN relathionship
01 July 2007
By Sakura
Sralanh Khmer newspaper
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
At 2:00 PM on 30 June, the Takeo Buddhist provincial monk chief and the Takeo authority took Abbott Tim Sakhorn from Phnom Den pagoda, located in Kirivong district, Takeo province, for questioning at the provincial monk chief pagoda. Abbott Tim Sakhorn is accused of destroying the friendship and brotherhood relationship between Vietnam and Cambodia. Abbott Tim Sakhorn could face defrocking from this accusation after his questioning by the provincial monk chief, a phone report from Phnom Den indicated.
The source also indicated that patriarch Non Nget ordered the Takeo provincial monk chief to defrock by force Bikkhu (Senior Monk) Tim Sakhorn, accusing of perpetrating an offense against the Buddhist rule because he broke the unity between Vietnam and Cambodia. Nevertheless, no one can confirm what Bikkhu Tim Sakhorn did to contravene and violate in the destruction of the friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia.
Thach Setha, President of the Khmer Kampuchea-Krom community, told Sralanh Khmer that, according to Buddhist rules, for a monk to be forced defrocked, he must commit one of the 4 prescribed “parajika” offenses. To the contrary, Thach Setha said that if this monk was forced defrocked for no reason, the monk who ordered the defrocking must himself be defrocked because he is in full violation of Buddhist rule no. 9 for issuing this order.
Non Nget’s order was issued on 16 June 2007, but it did not clearly provide any detail on the offense committed by Abbott Tim Sakhorn, but it only accused him of contravening the Buddhist rule and breaking the unity between Vietnam and Cambodia.
If a monk commits an offense other than the 4 parajika offenses prescribed by the Buddhist rule, no monk, and certainly not an earthbound supreme patriarch, is allowed to defrock by force Bikkhu Tim Sakhrorn. Furthermore, if, indeed, Bikkhu Tim Sakhorn did break the friendship and unity between Vietnam and Cambodia, this is not one of the 4 parajika offenses prescribed by Buddhism.
Therefore, it is not known where Patriarch got his Buddhist rule from, but according to the monastic rule, there is no law allowing the force defrocking of a monk simply because he is suspected to breaking of the friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia.
According to various reports, Bikkhu Tim Sakhorn, the abbott of Phnom Den pagoda, is always helping poor Khmer Krom people who crossed the border from Vietnam to work as laborers near the pagoda, by providing them temporary shelters in the pagoda. Maybe because of the generous help provided by Bikkhu Tim Sakhorn that Non Nget accused him of breaking the friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia, and Non Nget faulted him and ordered the provincial monk chief to defrock Bikkhu Tim Sakhorn because, after all, the Vietnamese and Khmer Krom people are like oil and water (which cannot be mixed together), and the Vietnamese want to completely eliminate Khmer Kampuchea Krom, and when Khmer Kampuchea Krom fled or came to work as farm laborers in Cambodia, such as when they come to Kirivong district, Takeo province, and find temporary shelter in the pagoda, the Vietnamese authority is not pleased because it disturb their plans to eliminate Khmer Krom people, therefore the communist Vietnamese and their servants are looking for all kinds of tricks, even if they have to bend Buddhist rules to serve their interest by perpetrating this devious act against Bikkhu Tim Sakhorn.
The accusation made by patriarch Non Nget is exactly the same ones made by the Association of the (communist) patriotic monks of Khleang province (Soc Trang in Vietnamese) in Kampuchea Krom (South Vietnam) against Khmer Krom monks for protesting and causing traffic congestion. These protesting Khmer Krom monks were accused of criminal offense, and 16 monks were defrocked by force, and 5 of them were sentenced to jail for 2 to 4 years in May 2007.
On 8 June 2007, Non Nget issued a directive which was also signed by Khun Hang, the Ministry of Cult and Religion, banning Buddhist monks in the kingdom from participating the Dhammayietra March for peace, and banning them from demonstrating or protesting. Non Nget and Khun Hang’s directive were ridiculed by the Buddhist public and by politicians who said that those who issued such ban are simply non-Buddhist.
It should be noted that only during the black uniform era, under the Khmer Rouge Pol Pot regime, that religion was banned and it was also a time when the population lost all their basic freedom. But under the current democratic system, Cambodia should not return to its past Khmer Rouge system.
On 28 June, claiming that he was visiting Kompong Thom province to nominate the provincial monk chief there, Non Nget declined to answer questions from reporters about his motive to issue the ban he published on 08 June. Non Nget is 83-year-old now, he was defrocked by the Khmer Rouge, but he returned back to the order following the invasion of Cambodia by the Vietnamese army in 1979, when he was 57-year-old.
Miech Ponn, the advisor to the Cambodian culture council at the Buddhist university (in Phnom Penh), said that he was puzzled by Non Nget’s directive letter. Miech Ponn said that peaceful Dhammayietra was done in the past in Cambodia, even when the country was still plagued by upheaval, for example the late Maha Ghosananda organized a non-violent Dhammayietra calling for the establishment of everlasting peace in Cambodia. The Constitution of Cambodia also provides freedom of expression, as well as the freedom to organize non-violent Dhammayietra. He added that he does not understand the reason why people want to issue this ban, when the Constitution clearly stipulates otherwise.
Regarding this ban, Dr Lao Mong Hay, a senior human rights researcher at the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) explained in The Phnom Penh Post newspaper about the life of Lord Buddha as a precedent for positive peaceful protest. According to Dr Lao Mong Hay, Lord Buddha and his royal families went into voluntary exile after his subjects protested his donation of a sacred elephant.
Dr Lao Mong Hay said that all persons who proclaimed themselves to Buddhists should know that this directive is un-Buddhist. However, the Buddhist clergy in Cambodia always remain under the armpit of the rulers, and that this situation persisted since Buddhism arrived in Cambodia. From Hong Kong (where he now lives), Dr Lao Mong Hay told The Phnom Penh Post by phone that some of Buddhist clergy receive favors from the current regime. Therefore, some of these monks provided their support to this regime, and the current government does not want to see any demonstration led by the people. The current directive for monks is against the constitution (of Cambodia) and is also serious human rights violation.
Koul Panha, Comfrel director, said this ban directive could affect the atmosphere in next year’s legislative election. He said: “I think that in Buddha’s Dharma, there is no ban for monk from expressing their opinion and ideas peacefully. The Dharma in fact pushes monks to express their views peacefully.” He added that in the Cambodian constitution, as well as in the government-signed human rights treaties, they clearly stipulate the freedom of expression for Cambodian people. He added that the Minister of Cult and Religion has no right to issue such directive, and that this action is a direct threat on the upcoming election because the election is a tribune for the freedom of expression itself.
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For additional information on the four offenses that could earn a monk the “parajika” status, please refer to this website:
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/bmc1/ch04.html
01 July 2007
By Sakura
Sralanh Khmer newspaper
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
At 2:00 PM on 30 June, the Takeo Buddhist provincial monk chief and the Takeo authority took Abbott Tim Sakhorn from Phnom Den pagoda, located in Kirivong district, Takeo province, for questioning at the provincial monk chief pagoda. Abbott Tim Sakhorn is accused of destroying the friendship and brotherhood relationship between Vietnam and Cambodia. Abbott Tim Sakhorn could face defrocking from this accusation after his questioning by the provincial monk chief, a phone report from Phnom Den indicated.
The source also indicated that patriarch Non Nget ordered the Takeo provincial monk chief to defrock by force Bikkhu (Senior Monk) Tim Sakhorn, accusing of perpetrating an offense against the Buddhist rule because he broke the unity between Vietnam and Cambodia. Nevertheless, no one can confirm what Bikkhu Tim Sakhorn did to contravene and violate in the destruction of the friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia.
Thach Setha, President of the Khmer Kampuchea-Krom community, told Sralanh Khmer that, according to Buddhist rules, for a monk to be forced defrocked, he must commit one of the 4 prescribed “parajika” offenses. To the contrary, Thach Setha said that if this monk was forced defrocked for no reason, the monk who ordered the defrocking must himself be defrocked because he is in full violation of Buddhist rule no. 9 for issuing this order.
Non Nget’s order was issued on 16 June 2007, but it did not clearly provide any detail on the offense committed by Abbott Tim Sakhorn, but it only accused him of contravening the Buddhist rule and breaking the unity between Vietnam and Cambodia.
If a monk commits an offense other than the 4 parajika offenses prescribed by the Buddhist rule, no monk, and certainly not an earthbound supreme patriarch, is allowed to defrock by force Bikkhu Tim Sakhrorn. Furthermore, if, indeed, Bikkhu Tim Sakhorn did break the friendship and unity between Vietnam and Cambodia, this is not one of the 4 parajika offenses prescribed by Buddhism.
Therefore, it is not known where Patriarch got his Buddhist rule from, but according to the monastic rule, there is no law allowing the force defrocking of a monk simply because he is suspected to breaking of the friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia.
According to various reports, Bikkhu Tim Sakhorn, the abbott of Phnom Den pagoda, is always helping poor Khmer Krom people who crossed the border from Vietnam to work as laborers near the pagoda, by providing them temporary shelters in the pagoda. Maybe because of the generous help provided by Bikkhu Tim Sakhorn that Non Nget accused him of breaking the friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia, and Non Nget faulted him and ordered the provincial monk chief to defrock Bikkhu Tim Sakhorn because, after all, the Vietnamese and Khmer Krom people are like oil and water (which cannot be mixed together), and the Vietnamese want to completely eliminate Khmer Kampuchea Krom, and when Khmer Kampuchea Krom fled or came to work as farm laborers in Cambodia, such as when they come to Kirivong district, Takeo province, and find temporary shelter in the pagoda, the Vietnamese authority is not pleased because it disturb their plans to eliminate Khmer Krom people, therefore the communist Vietnamese and their servants are looking for all kinds of tricks, even if they have to bend Buddhist rules to serve their interest by perpetrating this devious act against Bikkhu Tim Sakhorn.
The accusation made by patriarch Non Nget is exactly the same ones made by the Association of the (communist) patriotic monks of Khleang province (Soc Trang in Vietnamese) in Kampuchea Krom (South Vietnam) against Khmer Krom monks for protesting and causing traffic congestion. These protesting Khmer Krom monks were accused of criminal offense, and 16 monks were defrocked by force, and 5 of them were sentenced to jail for 2 to 4 years in May 2007.
On 8 June 2007, Non Nget issued a directive which was also signed by Khun Hang, the Ministry of Cult and Religion, banning Buddhist monks in the kingdom from participating the Dhammayietra March for peace, and banning them from demonstrating or protesting. Non Nget and Khun Hang’s directive were ridiculed by the Buddhist public and by politicians who said that those who issued such ban are simply non-Buddhist.
It should be noted that only during the black uniform era, under the Khmer Rouge Pol Pot regime, that religion was banned and it was also a time when the population lost all their basic freedom. But under the current democratic system, Cambodia should not return to its past Khmer Rouge system.
On 28 June, claiming that he was visiting Kompong Thom province to nominate the provincial monk chief there, Non Nget declined to answer questions from reporters about his motive to issue the ban he published on 08 June. Non Nget is 83-year-old now, he was defrocked by the Khmer Rouge, but he returned back to the order following the invasion of Cambodia by the Vietnamese army in 1979, when he was 57-year-old.
Miech Ponn, the advisor to the Cambodian culture council at the Buddhist university (in Phnom Penh), said that he was puzzled by Non Nget’s directive letter. Miech Ponn said that peaceful Dhammayietra was done in the past in Cambodia, even when the country was still plagued by upheaval, for example the late Maha Ghosananda organized a non-violent Dhammayietra calling for the establishment of everlasting peace in Cambodia. The Constitution of Cambodia also provides freedom of expression, as well as the freedom to organize non-violent Dhammayietra. He added that he does not understand the reason why people want to issue this ban, when the Constitution clearly stipulates otherwise.
Regarding this ban, Dr Lao Mong Hay, a senior human rights researcher at the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) explained in The Phnom Penh Post newspaper about the life of Lord Buddha as a precedent for positive peaceful protest. According to Dr Lao Mong Hay, Lord Buddha and his royal families went into voluntary exile after his subjects protested his donation of a sacred elephant.
Dr Lao Mong Hay said that all persons who proclaimed themselves to Buddhists should know that this directive is un-Buddhist. However, the Buddhist clergy in Cambodia always remain under the armpit of the rulers, and that this situation persisted since Buddhism arrived in Cambodia. From Hong Kong (where he now lives), Dr Lao Mong Hay told The Phnom Penh Post by phone that some of Buddhist clergy receive favors from the current regime. Therefore, some of these monks provided their support to this regime, and the current government does not want to see any demonstration led by the people. The current directive for monks is against the constitution (of Cambodia) and is also serious human rights violation.
Koul Panha, Comfrel director, said this ban directive could affect the atmosphere in next year’s legislative election. He said: “I think that in Buddha’s Dharma, there is no ban for monk from expressing their opinion and ideas peacefully. The Dharma in fact pushes monks to express their views peacefully.” He added that in the Cambodian constitution, as well as in the government-signed human rights treaties, they clearly stipulate the freedom of expression for Cambodian people. He added that the Minister of Cult and Religion has no right to issue such directive, and that this action is a direct threat on the upcoming election because the election is a tribune for the freedom of expression itself.
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For additional information on the four offenses that could earn a monk the “parajika” status, please refer to this website:
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/bmc1/ch04.html
3 comments:
un Sen,Tep Vonng and Non Nget , one company is the company that lead Cambodia going to hell,they satisfaction the master Yeak Nam(yuon) . They don't
care even their own Cambodian and Khmer krom people including execution,jail
and torching them. Before Cambodian people do not see how the devil of CPP is
but now this Party showing the devil claws and fangs toward it own poor Cambodian people, They mess them self up ,they kill their own political career
and they kill them self at the end .
They know they are wrong with the Human Right.
they are wrong with the constitution of the country law.
They are against their Cambodian beloved one.
Do not afraid of these devil my Cambodian PPl !
Defeat Hun Sen regime !
HUN SEN
TEP VONG
NON NGET
HOK LUNDY
And much more of these CPP bastards will go to Rat hole like SADDAM HUESEN.
What goes up must come down!
The only good Vietcong is a dead Vietcong!
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