An independent archive of verified information about practitioner Minh Tue and the dhutaṅga practices.
Non-commercial documentation site — not an official channel of Mr. Minh Tue.
About
Minh Tue (birth name Le Anh Tu) is a Vietnamese ascetic practitioner who walked the length of Vietnam several times following the 13 dhutaṅga (austere) practices, became an unprecedented social-media phenomenon in 2024, and departed on foot for India in December 2024 to pay homage at the four sacred Buddhist sites.
He has repeatedly and publicly stated that he does not accept money, does not own any media channel, and has asked people not to photograph or film him. Every appeal for donations in his name is a scam. This site documents verified facts, debunks misinformation, and explains the dhutaṅga practices — with a minimum of two independent sources per article.
Recent fact-checks
Kêu gọi chuyển tiền 'chăm lo cho thầy Minh Tuệ' là lừa đảo (Vietnamese)
Tin đồn về tình trạng sức khỏe nghiêm trọng của ông trong tháng 6/2026 (Vietnamese)
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English translations of the main sections are prepared by human translators (no machine auto-translation) and are being expanded. Full Vietnamese content: thichminhtue.vn.