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== Factual Inaccuracy Regarding Federal Holiday Claim == |
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== The monks will NOT be asking for a new federal holiday for Buddha’s birthday == |
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You’ll notice that the link to ref [2] no longer works. |
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The media team at Hương Đạo Vipassana Bhavana Center told me today (via email) that asking for a new holiday is NOT TRUE. Please remove any reference to asking for a holiday from this Wikipedia page. |
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The cited reference [2] is no longer accessible and originally pointed to an Associated Press article dated January 11, 2026, authored by Deepa Bharath. That article itself contains inaccurate information, stating that the monks “will ask Congress to recognize Buddha’s day of birth and enlightenment as a federal holiday.” |
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Thank you. [[User:Deedub123|Deedub123]] ([[User talk:Deedub123|talk]]) 21:28, 26 January 2026 (UTC) |
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I received direct written confirmation today from the media team at Hương Đạo Vipassana Bhavana Center that this claim is not true. The monks are not seeking recognition of Buddha’s birthday (or enlightenment) as a federal holiday. |
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Because this claim is false and supported by a broken citation, it does not meet Wikipedia’s verifiability or reliable sourcing standards. I therefore propose that all references to the monks asking for a federal holiday be removed from the article. |
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Thank you for reviewing this issue. |
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Revision as of 23:22, 26 January 2026
Factual Inaccuracy Regarding Federal Holiday Claim
This article currently contains the following statement:
“A stated goal of the monks is to ask the United States Congress to recognize the Buddha’s day of birth as a federal holiday.” [2]
This statement is factually incorrect and should be removed.
The cited reference [2] is no longer accessible and originally pointed to an Associated Press article dated January 11, 2026, authored by Deepa Bharath. That article itself contains inaccurate information, stating that the monks “will ask Congress to recognize Buddha’s day of birth and enlightenment as a federal holiday.”
I received direct written confirmation today from the media team at Hương Đạo Vipassana Bhavana Center that this claim is not true. The monks are not seeking recognition of Buddha’s birthday (or enlightenment) as a federal holiday.
Because this claim is false and supported by a broken citation, it does not meet Wikipedia’s verifiability or reliable sourcing standards. I therefore propose that all references to the monks asking for a federal holiday be removed from the article.
Thank you for reviewing this issue.
