What point was the burning monk making during Viet Nam?

Answer 1

I recall Thich Nhat Hanh mentioning that it was a self-sacrifice to try to get people's attention toward the aim of peace. Granted this is the logical conclusion, but it was nice to see a Buddhist monk discuss it instead of just the media sources.

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Answer 2

Prior to the self-immolation, the South Vietnamese Buddhists had made the following requests to the Diem regime, asking it to:
*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
*5* Pay fair compensations to the victim’s families and punish those responsible for their deaths.
When these requests were not addressed by the Deim regime, Thich Quang Duc carried out his self-immolation. Following his death, Thich Quang Duc was cremated and legend has it that his heart would not burn. As a result, his heart is considered Holy and is in the custody of the Reserve Bank of Vietnam.

Answer 3

Thich Quang Duc had prepared himself for his self-immolation through several weeks of meditation and had explained his motivation in letters to members of his Buddhist community as well as to the government of South Vietnam in the weeks prior to his self-immolation. In these letters he described his desire to bring attention to the repressive policies of the Catholic Diem regime that controlled the South Vietnamese government at the time. Prior to the self-immolation, the South Vietnamese Buddhists had made the following requests to the Diem regime, asking it to:

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

When these requests were not addressed by the Deim regime, Thich Quang Duc carried out his self-immolation. Following his death, Thich Quang Duc was cremated and legend has it that his heart would not burn. As a result, his heart is considered Holy and is in the custody of the Reserve Bank of Vietnam.

Answer 4

That it is time for peace and an end to war. That monk impressed me very deeply.

Answer 5

" Burning Monk " tell his government " Your Power is Nothing" if you wise enough ( i presume to the world too)

Cheers

Answer 6

sad.
a wasted life
guess he thought he was getting another, so the one he had didnt matter too much