·By Radio Free Asia·7 min read
Radio Free Asia: Why Is an Internet-Famous Vietnamese Monk on a Trek to India?
RFA giải thích toàn cảnh hành trình 2.700 km của Minh Tuệ từ Việt Nam đến Ấn Độ — bao gồm cả những câu hỏi về áp lực chính trị đằng sau sự ra đi của ông.
On January 3, 2025, RFA published a comprehensive explainer on Minh Tuệ's pilgrimage — a 2,700-kilometer barefoot journey from Vietnam through Thailand and Myanmar toward Buddhist sites in India.
The piece examined the contested June 2024 events when authorities raided his camp, prompting international calls for his release. Letters allegedly written by him afterward announced he would abandon alms-gathering to protect "security, order, and social and political safety" — claims supporters questioned as potentially coerced.
A notable detail: his companion on the journey is Doan Van Bau, a former Vietnamese government security official specializing in psychological operations, raising questions about possible state orchestration of his departure. Despite these murky circumstances, his pilgrimage continued to draw massive public attention, with Vietnamese social media still following his every step across international borders.
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