CITY OF MILPITAS
455 EAST CALAVERAS BOULEVARD, MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA 95035-5479 • www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov
October 29, 2003
To: The Most Venerable Thich Huyen Quang
Fourth Supreme Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam
Nguyen Thieu Pagoda, Binh Dinh, Vietnam
It is an honor to congratulate both yourself and the new leadership of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam “UBCV” for your efforts to bring freedom of reIigion to Vietnam. Specifically I would like to recognize the following UBCV leadersr for their efforts:
The Most Venenerable Thich Huyen Quang (Fourth Supreme Patriarch of the UBCV)
The Very Venerable Thich Quang Do (Rector of the Institute for the Propagation of the Dharma of the UBCV)
The Venerable Thich Tue Sy (First Deputy, Institute of the the Propogation of Dharma)
The Venerable Thich Vien Dinh (Second Deputy)
The Venerable Thich Nguyen Ly (General Treasurer)
The Venerable Thich Thanh Huyen (Gereral Secretary of the Division of Youths)
The Venerable Thich Duc Thang (General Secretary, Institute for the Propagation of Dharma)
I also appeal for the end of government harassment and false imprisonment of these leaders as religious freedom free of persecution is a right that should be enjoyed by all persons.
Sincerely,
Armando Gomez
Councilmember
