Beacuse they were protesting agiant the harsh Government of Diem Dien Phu who was was a tyrannical leader of South Vietnam, put in place by the Americans.
the samurai wrote poetry mostly to calm themselves, and they were also zen Buddhists.
In the spring of 1963, South Vietnamese forces suppressed Buddhist religious leaders and followers, which led to a political crisis for the government of President Ngo Dinh Diem.
The sooner the South Vietnamese were able to defend themselves against their northern relatives, the sooner the US could leave.
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Buddhists follow the teachings of the Gautama Buddha.
To immolate is to sacrifice, so an antonym of "immolate" would be something expressing either gain or selfishness, like "attainment."
The word 'immolate' means to kill or sacrifice usually by fire.
The way this question is worded sounds like "the Vietnamese attacked themselves." They did not attack themselves. Which Vietnamese are you asking about?
Immolate Yourself was created on 2009-01-20.
The monk prepared to immolate himself by dousing himself in gasoline.
Seventy-five percent of Bhutan's residents consider themselves to be Buddhists. In Thailand, over 90 percent of the population is Buddhist. The country which has the highest actual number of Buddhists in the world however, is China.
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They set themselves on fire in the middle of busy streets.
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This Buddhist does, not all Buddhists do. Halloween has become a secular holiday in popular culture, separated from its religious roots. Buddhists who come from a culture that celebrates Halloween may do so themselves if they please. But it is not a Buddhist holiday.
the samurai wrote poetry mostly to calm themselves, and they were also zen Buddhists.
The practice of Suttee, where widows were expected to immolate themselves on their husband's funeral pyre, was abolished in India by the British in 1829. The ban was enforced through legislation known as the Bengal Sati Regulation.