Huot Tat
Samdech Preah Mahā Somethea Dhipati Hout Tat (Khmer: ហួត តាត, 1 February 1893 – 1975), Dharma name: Vajirapañño, was the fifth Supreme Patriarch of the Maha Nikaya order of Cambodia.
Huot Tat | |
|---|---|
| Title |  Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1 February 1893 Oudong, Cambodia |
| Died | 1975 Cambodia |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Nationality | Cambodian |
| School | Theravada |
| Lineage | Maha Nikaya |
| Senior posting | |
| Predecessor | Chuon Nath |
| Successor | Tep Vong |
Hout Tat was born in Oudong District, Kampong Speu Province. He joined the monkhood when he was 13. In 1969, he succeeded Chuon Nath as the new Supreme Patriarch of the Maha Nikaya order upon the latter's death.[1]
On 17 April 1975, immediately after the Khmer Rouge's march into Phnom Penh, Hout Tat and all the Buddhist monks were ordered to leave the city. The next day, he was taken to Oudong, where he was insulted and beaten. He was executed at the Prang pagoda in Oudong district.[2] His statue was later thrown into the Mekong River.[3]
During the Khmer Rouge genocide, more than 25,000 monks were executed. 1,968 Buddhist buildings, including temples and monasteries, were destroyed.[4]
References
- Yathay, Pin (2013-05-21). Stay Alive, My Son. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801468650.
- Pot, Pol; Sary, Ieng; révolutionnaire, Cambodia Tribunal populaire (2000-04-04). Genocide in Cambodia: Documents from the Trial of Pol Pot and Ieng Sary. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 361. ISBN 9780812235395.
- Temples (wats) of Phnom Penh
- "Culture : Buddhism Rising Again From the Ashes of Cambodia : The Khmer Rouge used genocide to try to eradicate the religion. Its comeback is slow but steady". Los Angeles Times. 19 June 1990.
