Why an internet-famous Vietnamese monk is on a trek to India
Vietnamese monk Thich Minh Tue walks in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand, January 1, one day after he arrived in Thailand from Laos. (RFA)
A Vietnamese monk who became an internet hit last year is going international.
Thich Minh Tue, 44, is on a 1,650-mile barefoot pilgrimage across Thailand and Myanmar to Buddhist sites in India—if authorities will let him. He left Vietnam in late November, walked across Laos, and entered Thailand on December 31. Next he’s bound for Bangkok.
His roadside journey—carrying just a rice cooker and a few other personal items while accompanied by a handful of supporters—is similar to his walk through Vietnam last year, which brought him fame as social media influencers documented his travels.
