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| Lo Son Pagoda was built by Prime Minister Nguyen Van Mien in the early 18th century at the foot of Lo Mountain (also known as Pho Am Tu). The pagoda is of moderate size, peaceful, and is an ancient relic ranked at the provincial level of Cua Lo Town. |
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| Recently, when visiting Lo Son Pagoda, visitors cannot help but feel sad when seeing too many donation boxes placed in the pagoda. From the pagoda yard to the main hall, there are donation boxes everywhere. In the main hall alone, there are up to 5 donation boxes, every path "stumbles upon donation boxes". In the photo: The donation boxes to the right of the Buddha altar in the main hall. |
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| The aisle to the left of the Buddha altar in the main hall also has 2 donation boxes. |
 In the temple yard there are 4 donation boxes placed in various worship positions. |
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| Right at the main altar in the middle of the temple yard, there are 2 donation boxes including a large safe next to the altar and a glass box in a stone incense burner. |
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| At the foot of the statue of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara in front of the temple yard there is also a donation box. |
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| This donation box is placed in the most "secret" place, which is under the incense burner. |
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| Under the bell tower on the left, in front of the main hall, there are also "cluttered" donation boxes, 1 box on the table, 1 box on a plastic chair. |
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| Near the bell tower, inside the shrine on the left side of the temple yard, there is also a donation box. |
A small temple has 13 donation boxes including safes and glass cabinets of all sizes (boxes with words, boxes without words) placed everywhere in the temple grounds, causing a negative reaction. Many local people who regularly visit the temple have expressed their displeasure. The abbot of Lo Son temple, Thich Minh Huong, said that when he came to the temple, there were already some donation boxes, and then more were placed. Placing many donation boxes is only to prevent people from putting money into the statues when they come to the temple, losing its solemnity.
