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Originally Posted by aanker
Some Buddhist monks would pour gas over their heads and set themselves ablaze to protest during the Vietnam war. I always thought that was a waste of a life back then.
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They still do to protest China's occupation & interference in their affairs. As a Buddhist this is an important issue to me. There have been over 150 self-immolations in Tibet/China since 2009. The latest was on March 7th of this year. You can look at as a waste, but it's the monks' way of showing their devotion to their way of life and their spiritual leader - the Dalai Lama. They would rather die a horribly painful death than renounce either.
I do think this lawyer guy was an absolute idiot, though.