Huyền Quang

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name = Thích Huyền Quang

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Thích Huyền Quang (September 19, 1919 – July 5, 2008 [ [http://www.hdvnbtdt.org/article.php3?id_article=109 Vietnamese Federation For Fatherland's Integrity] ] ) 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 sect in his homeland. Huyền Quang was notable for his activism for human and religious rights in Vietnam. In 1977, Huyền 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. [ [http://www.hdvnbtdt.org/article.php3?id_article=109 Vietnamese Federation For Fatherland's Integrity] ] In 1982, Huyền Quang was arrested and subsequently put into permanent house arrest for opposition to governmental policy after publicly denouncing the establishment of the state-controlled Vietnam Buddhist Church. [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/07/06/asia/OUKWD-UK-VIETNAM-MONK.php International Herald Tribune - Dissident patriarch of Vietnam Buddhist group dies] ]

Huyền Quang died peacefully on July 5th 2008 at his monastery after returning from the hospital for treatment of the heart, lung and kidneys. [ [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gF2QgSDrqIjSDLUO41UCREKZ4P9A Google News via AFP] ] [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/05/AR2008070500684.html?hpid=sec-religion Dissident Vietnamese monk dies in Vietnam] ] [ [http://www.startribune.com/23516704.html Star Tribune - Patriarch of banned Vietnamese Buddhist church dies after years under house arrest] ] [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7501092.stm|title=Vietnamese dissident laid to rest|author=BBC News|accessdate=2008-07-20|date=2008-07-11]

His funeral was held on Friday, July 11th, 2008 without any incident. [cite web|url=http://www.topnews.in/banned-vietnamese-monks-funeral-held-without-incident-252249|title=Banned Vietnamese monk's funeral held without incident|author=Sahil Nagpal|accessdate=2008-07-12|date=2008-07-11]

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External links

* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4281357.ece The Times: Thich Huyen Quang: Vietnamese Buddhist leader]