The true Story of Monk burning himself for discrimination of Buddhists

1963

Ngo Dinh Diem's administration was a questionable one. In May 1963, amid the Vesak festivities, the Buddhists were disallowed from showing Buddhist banners refering to a direction that precludes the show of any non-administrative banners in the city of Hue, where a Catholic banner was shown in celebration of Diem's senior sibling's rise to minister. This expanded the agitation among Buddhists and regular people, and prompted challenges and exhibits for opportunity of religion, with huge numbers of them being murdered. Thich Quang Duc immolating himself by consuming himself alive to death amidst a bustling Saigon convergence was a piece of the challenges   The demonstration of self-immolation not just set off the current political emergency in Tunisia... Read More