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
Buddhist crisis
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The Buddhist crisis was a period of political and religious tension in South Vietnam between May and November 1963, characterized by a series of repressive acts by the South Vietnamese government and
Xá Lợi Pagoda raids
…large-scale civil disobedience among the South Vietnamese public persisting throughout May and June. This period of political instability was known as the "Buddhist crisis". The objectives of the protests were to have Decree Number 10 repealed and to force the implementation of religious equality. On 11 June, Buddhist…
Thích Quảng Đức self immolation
Huế 2024 July Altar to the Buddhist martyrs of 1963 Buddhist crisis in Hue, Tu Hieu Temple img 03
Diem talks with monks, 1955