Xa Loi Buddhist Temple
Landmark Buddhist pagoda whose seven-story bell tower is the tallest in the country, raided by government forces in nineteen sixty three.
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This guide to Xa Loi Buddhist Temple in Ho Chi Minh City opens with a relic said to have survived the 1963 self-immolation of the monk Thich Quang Duc, brought here to the city's largest pagoda for safekeeping. You'll hear how the temple became headquarters for a Buddhist protest movement against President Ngo Dinh Diem's government, which had banned the Buddhist flag and cracked down on the faith. It follows what happened on the night of August 21, when soldiers dressed as ordinary troops moved on these gates. Look up at the seven-story bell tower behind the hall while you listen.
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