Question

why was huynh phu so declared mad bonze

Answer 1

Huynh Phu So was mad bonze . He was a Buddhist religious scholar and was a native of Mekong delta area . He was the founder of Hoa Hao movement .this movement drew on religious ideas popular in anti-french uprisings. He performed miracles and helped the poor ,he opposed the sale of child brides , gambling and use of alcohol and opium . The French tried to suppress the movement,they declared Phu So mad , called him mad bonze and put him in a mental asylum . French authorities exiled him to Laos and sent his followers to concentration camps.

Answer 2

huynh phu so was declared mad bonze by French because the movement started by him was gaining much popularity.To crush the movement he was declared insane and his supporters were send exile