Cambodians have been witnessing one of the most high-level royal funerals organised for the death of the Great Supreme Patriarch Tep Vong, which will come to an end with a grand event for the cremation of the body on June 3.
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
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) Tep Vong, the senior monk who headed Cambodia’s Buddhist community and was vital for its rejuvenation in the wake of the Khmer Rouge genocide in the late 70s, has died. He was 93. Cambodia’s Ministry of Cult and Religion said Tep Vong died Monday after an extended illness. Tep Vong […]
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Tep Vong, the senior monk who headed Cambodia’s Buddhist community and was vital for its rejuvenation in the wake of the Khmer Rouge genocide in