Biography of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc (1897-1963).

Venerable Thich Quang Duc, France a French Executive himself, Thuy, a Forestry Office Productivity, born in 1897 in the village of Wanning County Association of Khanh, Khanh Hoa province, in Central Vietnam, in a family of seven brothers and sisters, is the stuff of Forest Owners and mother's paternal Nair is facing bankruptcy.

At the age of seven, the venerable spice tu with Republic of upper Like Hong Sheng, as well as master the duty counsel, as well as uncle. He was venerable Hong Sheng as the official, so took the name Nguyen Van Khiet.

In fifteen years, the venerable international life Sa di, in twenty years pretentious Bhikkhu. Shou completed circles, monks in a mountain monastery chapel Ninh Hòa Phat had not met, three years here, the end all contact with the outside world (later he was back to the mountain to establish a temple taken into the Loc). After a three-year retreat, he left the mountain to begin the Hong Duong, Dharma, but the first two years, the venerable have made France the first almond, alone with the vase Bowl qifu mumo carried it here to sow fresh charm with the beings. After two years of satisfied, he went into retreat at Wat Good foursome Qian'an at Ninh Hoa, near the city of Nha Trang.

In 1932, Hoi Nam Buddhist studies, Venerable Hai Germany up to where he is into retreat and invited him to do prove masters for the Buddhist Association Ninh Hoa in three years. Then he got the check duty Increase in Khanh Hoa province.

During Hong in the central provinces, the venerable German Promo has created or restored all the fourteen temples.

In 1934, left Vietnam on the South to continue to protect the mission and development Chief, venerable traveled throughout the provinces of the South to Islam, the venerable also to Cambodia two years to learn and research characterising the Theravada tradition.

As well as in the region, twenty years in the South, he has painted and restored seventeen temples.

As such, he has built or restored every thirty-one pagoda. The last Temple, where he is the Abbot of the temple, The Agency 68 Nguyen hue, Phu Nhuan district, Gia Định (now this road was officially named after him).

Ideas should also reiterate, he has been Vice Chairman of the Medical and ritual of the Church increased the old South Vietnam in a quite some time. Before that, according to request of the Board, he had received at the temple Abbot mission Phuoc Hoa, head of The Buddhist studies South Vietnam. When this Office was moved to the pagoda Symbolism, he quit to have enough time to secure order.

On April 20, Nico in You Jayson, aimed at 11-6-1963, during a rally of nearly 1,000 monks and nuns to enlist '' policy '' religious equality and respect for the Buddhist flag, the venerable German Promo realized the Chief of France's torch illuminating God's world, while skandha is only temporary fake body. He then decided to practice may wish to self-immolate donation Dharma, and well done to motivating the Government solve the rushing in of Buddhism and relieve three pagoda in hue are the fins woe.

Because of intensive prayer for wet gasoline soaked himself in he should little coffee class sa, and then sit the old urban planner in the middle of the intersection of Phan Ding Phung and Le Van duyet (modern Burlesque and the August Revolution), he has to manually setting the fire. Flames covering his torso, he remains an internal static hand handicap is located, the face did not reveal looks scared scared, anxious. Almost fifteen minutes later, the fire and he fell, on hand is still resolutely press Orange.

Bodhisattva Guangde gasoline soaked themselves wet several layers of coffee maker,
and then the old urban planner to sit in the middle of the intersection of Phan Ding Phung and Le Van duyet.

And this is his last words before the sensory component under the smoke along with Buddha:

'' Before his eyes on the scene, I respectfully submit testimony to President Ngo Dinh Diem, so grab your love, compassion for the nation and enforce religious equality policy to maintain the home country ' timeless '.

'' I earnestly urged Chu Venerable monks and nuns, the German University, Buddhists should solidarity, sacrifice to preserve Buddhism ''.

Although he was the President, but his image remains engraved in bold into the heart of the Buddha. death extremely noble of him has been strong in all the world, is a Conference for all Buddhism map all over the world.

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