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On Saturday, September 19, 2020, the LGHA, in collaboration with the DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) Lao community and the Lao Buddhist community members performed a historical religious ceremony/hearing to defrock Phonexay Mingsisouphanh – the Deputy Abbot of Wat Lao Buddhavong (WLB) in Catlett, Virginia.

Based on the evidence presented at the hearing, Phonexay Mingsisouphanh was found guilty of all four (4) counts as follows:

Count #1: Engaging in Sexual Misconduct.
Count #2: Lying and Deceiving.
Count #3: Stealing Something of Value.
Count #4: Causing Harm to Individuals and to the Community.

The Lao Buddhist community have no choice but to defrock Phonexay Mingsisouphanh because his transgressions are too numerous to count, too awful, too horrific, and too appalling for the community to ignore. The dismissal of the once influential monk of WLB has entered the Lao Buddhist history books as the first monk and the highest-ranking monkhood to be castigated and dismissed by the community at large.
He is being formally notified of the community decision today by a letter.

Phonexay Mingsisouphanh was accused by the temple community of violating sacred precepts of the Vinaya. Based on the Vinaya, the body of monastic rules and traditions binding every ordained Buddhist monk.

The four transgressions resulting in penalty of automatic disrobing are:

Engaging in sexual misconduct.
Stealing something of value (e.g. cheating or deliberate avoiding payment of a tax).
Intentionally bringing about the death of a human being.
Lying to another person that one has attained a superior human state.

Guilty of First Vinaya: Engaged in Sexual Misconduct (Count #1)

Guilty of Second Vinaya: Stealing something of Value (Count #2)

Guilty of Lying, Causing Harms to Individuals and Community (Count #3 & #4)

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Our Vision: Lao Global Heritage Alliance ambitiously strive to preserve Lao Traditions, Culture, Heritage, and advocate Buddhism.

Our Mission: (1) Help Promote Lao Community Cohesiveness, (2) Help the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Activities in non-profit 501 (C)(3) Charitable Organization to include the Wat Lao Temple, and (3) Help Provide and Encourage the Transparency of Financial Management, Organizational Management, Board of Directors’ Elections in non-profit
501 (C)(3) Charitable Organization to include the Wat Lao Temple.