Tag: Buddhism

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11th May 868: The world’s earliest dated printed book created in China

11th May 2023
Tagged as: Books, Buddhism, China, Culture, India, Printing

The world’s earliest dated printed book, a copy of the Diamond Sutra, was created in China.

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11th June 1963: Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself to death to protest again the government of Ngô Đình Diệm

11th June 2022
Tagged as: Buddhism, Diem, Persecution, Protest, Religion, USA, Vietnam

Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burned himself to death at a busy crossroads in Saigon.