Buddhist leader Thich Huyen Quang, 87
Posted: Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 2:14 pmSeptember 19, 1919 - July 5, 2008
The Supreme Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV), Thich Huyen Quang, was a symbol of the fight for human rights and religious freedom. Campaigning against the religious controls imposed by his country’s communist governments, Quang achieved international renown in 1982 when two laureates nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize. … Read full obituary
