·By The Vietnamese Magazine·7 min read
The Vietnamese Magazine: Monk Minh Tuệ and the Boundaries Between Faith and Control
Tạp chí The Vietnamese phân tích mối quan hệ phức tạp giữa hành trình tâm linh của Minh Tuệ và sự kiểm soát của nhà nước Việt Nam đối với tự do tôn giáo.
In October 2025, The Vietnamese Magazine — an independent publication focused on human rights and civil society in Vietnam — published Hà Đăng's analysis of the boundaries between faith and control in the case of Minh Tuệ.
The article describes him as a rigorous practitioner of the thirteen dhuta disciplines — an austere monastic tradition including walking for alms, eating only one meal before noon, and sleeping in secluded or wilderness locations. On December 12, 2024, he and five fellow monks began a walking pilgrimage from the Bờ Y border gate toward Buddhist sacred sites in India.
The piece contextualizes his journey within Vietnam's record on religious freedom and human rights — highlighting the constraints authorities place on independent religious activity, even when the practitioner has no political intentions. The story of Minh Tuệ, the article argues, reveals the fundamental tension at the heart of religious life in contemporary Vietnam.
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