Thích Trí Quang
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Thích Trí Quang was a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk best known for his role in leading South Vietnam's Buddhist population during the Buddhist crisis in 1963, and in later Buddhist protests agains
Memorial for the victims of the Huế Phật Đản shootings in 1963
Xá Lợi Pagoda raids
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The Xá Lợi Pagoda raids were a series of synchronized attacks on a number of Buddhist pagodas in the major cities of South Vietnam shortly after midnight on 21 August 1963. The raids were executed by
Xá Lợi Pagoda, the focal point of the attacks
Ngô Đình Nhu, brother of President Ngô Đình Diệm, planned the raids. On the left, U.S. vice president Lyndon Johnson
The gong in the bell tower of Xá Lợi was struck continuously to alert the population to the raids.
Từ Đàm Pagoda