Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Buddhist monk stands next to a banner with a picture of monk Thich Quang Duc, who set himself on fire on a busy Saigon street ...

Photographer Malcolm Browne took the above, unforgettable picture on June 11, 1963 when a Buddhist monk named Thich Quang Duc set himself on fire and burned to death in complete, immobile silence as a ...

On June 11, 1963, Vietnamese monk Thích Quang Duc set himself on fire on a busy road in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City). Quang Duc’s self-immolation was an act of protest against the persecution of ...

Quang Duc ancient ceramics are among Phu Yen’s most notable cultural heritages. The south-central province has hosted seminars, exhibitions, and research projects to fully assess their value and ...

A Bates professor has received a $40,000 grant to complete his research into a Vietnamese monk whose self-immolation in 1963 was one of the defining acts of the Vietnam War years. On June 11, 1963, at ...

Following the directive of the Supreme Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, the sacred heart relic of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc will be available for public veneration at Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda ...

The sacred heart relic of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc. Photo: Organizing committee In its latest announcement, the Vesak 2025 organizing committee stated: “The necessary conditions have not yet ...