To be noted that, our Guang
Huan Mi Zong temple has decided to permanently excommunicate Jun Wang (former clergy
name: Miao Xing, aka: Zhen Lin) from the denomination because of her gross
misconducts, including intimidation and extortion of others and misappropriation
of belongings of our temple and other clergy members. Guang Huan Mi Zong
reserves the rights to pursue legal remedies.
In the chaotic Dharma
Vanishing Era, many Buddhists appear to be monks and nuns, but fail to follow
the right path. Due to greed and illusion in their hearts, they hold
misconceptions, profit from ill-gotten gain, misappropriate donors’ money for the
temple, disrespect Buddhist masters and preachers, spread vicious defamation, sabotage
the harmony of a Buddhist group, and blemish its temple’s image.
To prevent or mitigate
such impacts and damages, those who have seriously breached precepts or have broken
the law would be excommunicated from our denomination.
Since 2008, Miao Xing
(aka Jun Wang, Zhen Lin), as a novice nun, misused Guang Huan Mi Zong and Holy
Master Ziguang Shang Shi’s names without authorization and solicited donations
and fees for her personal use. She intimidated, extorted, cursed, and slapped
other members of our group.
In 2013, our temple received
reports and became aware of the problems caused by Jun Wang. An internal investigation
was conducted and a disciplinary action commenced against Jun Wang. She was
found to have severely violated Buddhist precepts and commit misconducts,
including misappropriation, extortion, and intimidation. Jun Wang denied her
misconducts and refuse to confess. Because of her severe breach of Guang Huan
Mi Zong precepts and damage of the temple’s reputation, it was determined that
Jun Wang be excommunicated from Guang Huan Mi Zong for three years. Her clergy
name as Miao Xing was revoked and her status as a Converted Student and a
Converted Disciple was also revoked.
Three years later, Jun
Wang came back and relearned the Guang Huan Mi Zong Dharma and recovered her
clergy status and name. At the meantime, without the temple’s knowledge, Jun
Wang has been misused Holy Master Ziguang Shang Shi’s name to solicit donations
under her appearance as a Buddhist clergy.
Our temple received
reports about how Jun Wang scolded, bullied, and intimidated other nuns physically
or through social media, out of her greed and jealousy. She spread rumors and caused
conflicts within the Buddhist group, attempted to assault others who had different
opinions, and verbally abused novice nuns. Her misconducts have severely hurt the
image and reputation of our Buddhist group.
Therefore, after
investigation and a grace period for her to confess, the temple eventually decided
to ask Jun Wang to leave the denomination. During the process, she was founded
to possess excessive belongs in a lot of suitcases, which is already a violation
of the temple’s rules on personal poverties. Moreover, she claimed many of the
temple’s properties to be hers and attempted to remove those from the temple. As
the final resolution, the temple called the State police to prevent Jun Wang from
taking away temple properties. Jun Wang became mad and threatened to tear down and
burn some paintings from the walls of some temple’s structures. Her words and intent
about removing and destroying temple properties constitute severe offense in
our Buddhist teaching.
According to what stated above,
because of Jun Wang’s severe breach and gross misconducts, it is determined by
the temple that:
- Jun
Wang’s clergy status shall be permanently deprived;
- Jun
Wang’s religious name as Miao Xing shall be permanently revoked;
- Jun
Wang shall be permanently excommunicated from the Guang Huan Mi Zong
denomination.
All Guang Huan Mi Zong Converted
Students, Converted Disciples, and followers shall be cautious about cases like
Jun Wang’s offenses and learn lessons from it. Without written authorization from
Guang Huan Mi Zong denomination, all activities performed by students, disciples,
or followers are personal conducts and they should remain personally liable for
any consequence resulted.
Guang Huan Mi Zong
reserves the right to pursue legal actions for any misconduct that would hurt
the images and reputations of Guang Huan Mi Zong and Holy Master Ziguang Shang
Shi.
Guang Huan Mi Zong Precept
Committee
Dated: August 4, 2022
