ThÃch Huyá»n Quang
ThÃch Huyá»n Quang | |
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Religion | Thiá»n (Zen) Buddhism |
School | Lâm Tế (Linji Chan School) |
Personal | |
Nationality | Vietnamese |
Born |
Bình Äịnh Province, Vietnam, French Indochina | 19 September 1919
Died |
5 July 2008 88) Hồ Chà Minh City, Socialist Republic of Vietnam | (aged
Senior posting | |
Title |
Tăng Thống (Patriarch) |
ThÃch Huyá»n Quang (19 September 1919 – 5 July 2008[1]) was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, dissident and activist. At the time, he was the Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, a currently banned organisation in his homeland. He was notable for his activism for human and religious rights in Vietnam.
In 1977, Quang wrote a letter to then-Prime Minister Phạm Văn Äồng detailing counts of oppression by the communist regime. For this, he and five other senior monks were arrested and detained.[1] In 1982, he was arrested and put on permanent house arrest for opposition to governmental policy after publicly denouncing the establishment of the state-controlled Vietnam Buddhist Church.[2]
In 2002, he was awarded the Homo Homini Award for his human rights activism by the Czech group People in Need, which he shared with ThÃch Quảng Äá»™ and Father Nguyá»…n Văn Lý.[3]
Death
Quang died peacefully on 5 July 2008, aged 88, at his monastery.[4][5][6][7] His funeral was held on Friday, 11 July 2008 without incident.[8]
References
- 1 2 Vietnamese Federation For Fatherland's Integrity
- ↑ International Herald Tribune article: "Dissident patriarch of Vietnam Buddhist group dies"
- ↑ "Previous Recipients of the Homo Homini Award". People in Need. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ↑ Google News via AFP
- ↑ Dissident Vietnamese monk dies in Vietnam
- ↑ Star Tribune article: "Patriarch of banned Vietnamese Buddhist church dies after years under house arrest"
- ↑ BBC News (2008-07-11). "Vietnamese dissident laid to rest". Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ↑ Sahil Nagpal (2008-07-11). "Banned Vietnamese monk's funeral held without incident". Retrieved 2008-07-12.
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Preceded by ThÃch Ãôn Háºu |
Patriarch of the UBCV 1992–2008 |
Succeeded by Thich Quảng Äá»™ |
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