Leader of Cambodia's Buddhist community, Tep Vong, dies at 93

Tep Vong, the senior monk who led Cambodia's Buddhist community and played a crucial role in its revival after the Khmer Rouge genocide, has died at the age of 93 after battling illness.In 2006, he was granted the title of the Great Supreme Patriarch in Cambodia, where about 97% of the population practices Buddhism.His body

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