buddhist monk - self immolation

June 11, 1963, Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk from Vietnam, burned himself to death at a busy intersection in downtown Saigon to bring attention to the repressive policies of the Catholic Diem regime that controlled the South Vietnamese government at the time. Buddhist monks asked the regime to lift its ban on flying the traditional Buddhist flag, to grant Buddhism the same rights as Catholicism, to stop detaining Buddhists and to give Buddhist monks and nuns the right to practice and spread their religion.

As he burned he never moved a muscle, never uttered a sound.

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[DelightfulJackass]

Muslims have used suicide bombers. Christians have gone through religious expeditionary wars. Buddhists have made the ultimate sacrifice without harming anyone else.

[Ritvars Dortāns]

and atheists simply don't do these kind of things...

[IrIsHNuT53]

I feel a bit sick after watching this

[Brandon Luu]

I know this is a bad question. but what the name of the music being played?

[yajajai]

That really breaks my heart. :(

[AfloatDuck]

202 people simply don't get it.....

[Spec0pleader]

Wasn't trolling, actually thought he was trying to show off how he's resistant to pain and planned to have someone put him out after awhile lol...

[Mathew Joseph]

EVERYONE. This is from a reenactment. So, sadly, this is not the real occurrence.