RELIGST 1B06 Lecture Notes - Thích Quảng Đức, Lotus Sutra, Self Immolation

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 1B06
• Professor: Mark Rowe

Document Summary

Self immolation and buddhism by james a. benn. Wrote the book burning for the buddha . As of today 123 tibetans have set themselves on fire protesting chinese law. Thich quang duc, vietnam 1963: protesting the policies of the south vietnamese government which was catholic and were killing the buddhists, monks arrived at this intersection, got out of the car and drenched thich. His heart is preserved in vietnam today. Auto cremation ~ burning yourself to death: did things like feeding themselves to insects, fed themselves to tigers, sliced their skin, etc, was heavily influenced by things found in buddhist scriptures such as the. Story about compassion, charity, giving all that you have for the benefit of other beings. One of the most famous themes in buddhist art: in the lotus sutra there is a whole chapter about the bodhisattva medicine king (ch. 23) He is an advanced being who burns his body in homage to the.