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Thích Quảng Độ
Vietnamese Buddhist monastic and academic (1928–2020)
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International community mourns the passing of Buddhist Patriarch Thích Quảng Độ, proponent of freedom and human rights in Vietnam
Most Venerable Thích Quảng Độ, 1928-2020
PARIS, 27 Debruary 2020 (VCHR & IBIB) – The Most Venerable Thích Quảng Độ, Fifth Supreme Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) died on Saturday 22nd February 2020 in Saigon at the age of 93. He suffered from diabetes, a heart condition and high blood pressure for many years. Four decades spent in prison, internal exile and house arrest also took a heavy toll on his health.
A revered spiritual leader, renowned scholar and writer, Thích Quảng Độ was an outspoken dissident and pillar of the movement for human rights, religious freedom and democracy in Vietnam. Subjected to persecution, torture, detention and police surveillance until the very last moments of his life, he refused to bow down before the Vietnamese Communist authorities. For millions of people all over the world, Thích Quảng Độ was a hero and an inspiration because of his nonviolent struggle against injustice in all its forms. For the International Buddhist Information Bureau and the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights, he was our mentor and our guiding light. He will continue to inspire our actio
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Vietnam Buddhist Sangha
Vietnam religious organization
The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS; Vietnamese: Giáo hội Phật giáo Việt Nam)[1] is the only Buddhist sangha recognised by the Vietnamese government, and a member of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front. It was founded after Vietnam's Buddhist Convention at Quán Sứ Pagoda on November 7, 1981, to unify Buddhist activities of Vietnamese monks, nuns and lay followers.
History
[edit]During French colonial period, there was not nation-wide Buddhist organization. Instead there were small independent Buddhist associations such as:[2]
- Cochinchina Association for Buddhism Research: in Cochinchina
- Vietnam Elder Sangha: in Cochinchina
- Annam Association of Buddhist Studies: in Annam
- Central Vietnam Elder Sangha: in Annam
- Tonkin Buddhist Association: in Tonkin
- North Vietnam Association of Buddhist Monk Regulation: in Tonkin
After Communist Party of Vietnam and Viet Minh were founded in 1930 and 1941 respectively, many Buddhist Associations for National Salvation (Hội Phật giáo Cứu quốc) were formed across Vietnam.[3] Many Buddhist monks and followers joined the revolution and war against Japanese and French. When the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was founded in 1945, those Buddhist A