Thích Huyền Quang
Thích Huyền 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.
Thích Huyền Quang | |
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Title | Tăng Thống (Patriarch) |
Personal | |
Born | Lê Đình Nhàn 19 September 1919 Bình Định Province, Vietnam, French Indochina |
Died | 5 July 2008 88) Hồ Chí Minh City, Socialist Republic of Vietnam | (aged
Religion | Buddhism |
Nationality | Vietnamese |
Denomination | Thiền (Zen) |
School | Lâm Tế (Linji Chan School) |
In 1977, Quang wrote a letter to then-Prime Minister Phạm Văn Đồng 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 Thích Quảng Độ and Father Nguyễn Văn Lý.[3]
Death
Quang died peacefully on Saturday, 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
- Vietnamese Federation For Fatherland's Integrity Archived 2008-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
- "Dissident patriarch of Vietnam Buddhist group dies". Reuters. 6 July 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "Previous Recipients of the Homo Homini Award". People in Need. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. 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 (11 July 2008). "Vietnamese dissident laid to rest". Retrieved 20 July 2008.
- Sahil Nagpal (11 July 2008). "Banned Vietnamese monk's funeral held without incident". Retrieved 12 July 2008.
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Preceded by Thích Ðôn Hậu |
Patriarch of the UBCV 1992–2008 |
Succeeded by Thich Quảng Độ |