Thich Quang Duc was a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk who burned himself to death at a busy Saigon road intersection on 11 June 1963, protesting against the persecution of Buddhists by South Vietnam’s Ngo Dinh Diem administration.
Thich Quang Duc was a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk who burned himself to death at a busy Saigon road intersection on 11 June 1963, protesting against the persecution of Buddhists by South Vietnam’s Ngo Dinh Diem administration.
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So impactful. Also I remember this NDD’s administration. Mr Teh would be so proud of me if he knew!
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