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Testing Vietnam's religious resolve

Sat, 2008-10-11 18:02 — Robyn

On a hillside temple in southern Vietnam, one of the country's most renowned Buddhist teachers is giving a talk.

Around 5,000 people, including hundreds of monks and lay followers from overseas, sit listening in a newly-built meditation hall.

...This is only [Thich Nhat Hanh's] second trip back to Vietnam since 1966, when he went to the United States to call for an end to the war in his homeland.

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