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Reuters : Dissident patriarch of Vietnam Buddhist group dies

HANOI, July 6, 2008 (Reuters) – The patriarch of a Vietnamese Buddhist group that has peacefully campaigned against successive governments and Communist Party controls on religion, died in his monastery at the age of 87 on Saturday, the organisation said. Thich Huyen Quang, Supreme Patriarch of the outlawed Unified Buddhist …

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UBCV Patriarch passes away at the Nguyen Thieu Monastery in Binh Dinh

PARIS, 5 July 2008 (IBIB) – The International Buddhist Information Bureau is deeply grieved to announce that Most Venerable Thich Huyen Quang, 4th Supreme Patriarch of the outlawed Unified Buddhist Church (UBCV) passed away today at the Nguyen Thieu Monastery in Binh Dinh. His death was announced in a Communiquee …

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