Sri Lanka, April 28 -- Minh Tue is a Vietnamese who describes himself as an ordinary learner and practising what Buddha has taught in scripture. He has been walking in Vietnam barefoot, eating once a day (only in the morning) from food received from others, sleeping in the open, and not receiving any money. He has no possessions, except some bare essentials like a bowl for food and to drink water. His robes are sown by himself; using discarded pieces of cloth he picks up along his travels.

Minh Tue's simple lifestyle and attempts to follow Buddha was seen by many Vietnamese as a contrast to traditional Buddhist Sanga in Vietnam, who were seen as politically aligned to repressive Vietnamese government and having affluent lifestyles. Minh...