Cable 243 was sent out in the wake of an incident in which members of this 
Cable 243 was sent out in the wake of an incident in which members of this religion were attacked as soldiers confiscated an intact heart. Associated Press reporter Peter Arnett was punched on the nose while covering protests held by this religious group. Diplomats William Trueheart and Frederick Nolting disagreed about what to do about the mistreatment of people of this religion. Several members of this religion were shot for flying a flag with blue, yellow, red, white, and orange vertical stripes, and a sixth stripe consisting of all five of those colors, on Vesak day. The "crisis" named for this religion ended after two brothers were (*) executed at the back of an armored personnel carrier. The horrible woman Madame Nhu equated members of this religion with Communists. Malcolm Browne won a Pulitzer for his photograph of the death of a member of this religious group, Thich Quang Duc, by self-immolation. For 10 points, name this persecuted majority religion in South Vietnam during the presidency of the Catholic Ngo Dinh Diem.
Cable 243 was sent out in the wake of an incident in which members of this religion were attacked as soldiers confiscated an intact heart.