·By Radio Free Asia·5 min read
Radio Free Asia: Vietnamese Monk Forced to Cut Short His Walk Through Sri Lanka, Heads to India
Cảnh sát Sri Lanka đã ngăn Minh Tuệ tiếp tục bộ hành, viện dẫn thư của Giáo hội Phật giáo Việt Nam mô tả ông là mối đe dọa an ninh. Ông quyết định tiến thẳng đến Ấn Độ.
On April 24, 2025, RFA reported that Minh Tuệ had been stopped by Sri Lankan police after authorities received a letter from Vietnam's state-sanctioned Buddhist sangha describing him as a threat to public order — an extraordinary intervention by a national religious body against a pilgrim abroad.
The group received temporary shelter at a temple northeast of Colombo but faced restrictions on movement. They could receive visitors and food donations but were barred from continuing on the road. A close associate stated: "They don't give us a green light to resume walking."
Rather than wait, the group decided to proceed immediately to India. Minh Tuệ was expected to arrive in New Delhi within days and subsequently travel to Bodh Gaya — the site where the Buddha achieved enlightenment — to resume his barefoot walk. The Vietnamese Buddhist sangha's decision to intervene against him internationally sparked a fresh wave of criticism on social media.
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