Buddhist Monk Setting Himself On Fire

[MAME]

What's the story behind the Buddhist Monk who poured gasoline on himself and lit himself on fire? I remember seeing the video but I totally forgot the reasons behind it.

 

[Mo0o]

Vietnam war demonstration

 

[mobobuff]

He was cold.

 

[FoBoT]

Buddhist monk Quang Duc sets himself on fire in protest against the Diemgovernment's policies.

http://www.multied.com/vietnam/Monk.html

http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/context.jsp?item=vietnam_639

Buddhist clerics begin immolating themselves in protest of South Vietnamese President Diem's prosecution of Buddhists.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Ask Darwin.

- M4H

 

[Mayfriday0529]

they did that last night on CSI

 

[Jzero]

He was mainly demonstrating for the following rights:

1. Lift its ban on flying the traditional Buddhist flag;

2. Grant Buddhism the same rights as Catholicism;

3. Stop detaining Buddhists;

4. Give Buddhist monks and nuns the right to practice and spread their religion; and

5. Pay fair compensations to the victim?s families and punish those responsible for their deaths.

From here

 

[Vampirrella]

Originally posted by: mobobuff
He was cold.

you dork! lol

 

[Landroval]

It was muliple monks and nuns iirc

 

[quakefiend420]

As he burned he never moved a muscle, never uttered a sound, his outward composure in sharp contrast to the wailing people around him."

wow...i don't think theres any way i could have sat through that...i woulda been crying and wailing like a bitch...