Thích Quảng Đức വിയറ്റ്നമീസ് മഹായാന ബുദ്ധസന്യാസി 1963യിൽ ഗവണ്മെന്റിന്റെ അടിച്ചമർത്തലിനെതിരെ പ്രധിഷെധിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് സൈഗോണ് തെരുവിൽ ആത്മാഹുതി ചെയ്തു . അതിന്റെ ഫോടോഗ്രഫ്സ് ലോകശ്രദ്ധ നേടുകയും Ngô Đình Diệm ഗവ്ർമെന്റിന്റെ പതനത്തിലേക്ക് നയിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു . ശരീരം കത്തുമ്പോളും അചന്ജലാമായിരുന്നു അദ്ദേഹം എന്ന ന്യൂ യോർക്ക് ടൈംസ് റിപ്പോർട്ട ചെയ്തു. Before closing my eyes and moving towards the vision of the Buddha, I respectfully plead to President Ngo Dinh Diem to take a mind of compassion towards the people of the nation and implement religious equality to maintain the strength of the homeland eternally. I call the venerables, reverends, members of the sangha and the lay Buddhists to organise in solidarity to make sacrifices to protect Buddhism -Quang Ducs last words I was to see that sight again, but once was enough. Flames were coming from a human being; his body was slowly withering and shriveling up, his head blackening and charring. In the air was the smell of burning human flesh; human beings burn surprisingly quickly. Behind me I could hear the sobbing of the Vietnamese who were now gathering. I was too shocked to cry, too confused to take notes or ask questions, too bewildered to even think ... As he burned he never moved a muscle, never uttered a sound, his outward composure in sharp contrast to the wailing people around him -David Halberstam New York Times No news picture in history has generated so much emotion around the world as that one - John F Kennedy , Former US President
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