Self-immolation
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Self-immolation is the act of setting oneself on fire. It is mostly done for political or religious reasons, often as a form of protest or in acts of martyrdom, and known for its disturbing and violen
In 1963, Thích Quảng Đức protested by self-immolation during South Vietnam's Buddhist crisis.
The self-immolation (jauhar) of the Rajput women, during the Siege of Chittorgarh in 1568
A Hindu widow burning herself with the corpse of her husband (sati), 1657
"Samosozhigateli (those who burn themselves)" by Grigoriy Myasoyedov, depicting Old Believers
Thích Quảng Đức
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Thích Quảng Đức was a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk who is best known for his death by self-immolation at a busy Saigon road intersection on 11 June 1963. Quảng Đức was protesting against the pers
Self-immolation
…Vietnam was triggered by perceived religious discrimination under the administration of Ngô Đình Diệm, the country's first president and a Catholic. Thích Quảng Đức immolated himself in protest in June 1963, a long-established practice in Vietnam and China but largely unfamiliar to the Western press at the time…
Bồ tát Thích Quảng Đức
Quảng Đức during his self-immolation. Photograph by Malcolm Browne
A memorial to Quảng Đức located on the site of his death