Word: buddhists
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...three-month-old religious and political crisis. In Saigon, an 18-year-old girl tried unsuccessfully to cut off her left hand "as a humble offering to Buddha while our religion is in danger." Outside the coastal city of Hué, a 17-year-old novice Buddhist monk wrapped himself in a kerosene-soaked, six-color Buddhist flag, then struck a match. In the village of Ninh-hoa, 200 miles north of Saigon, a young Buddhist nun sat down in a Catholic school playground and set herself on fire. Less than 24 hours later, back...
...Quarrel Spreads. The three ritualistic suicides brought to five the number of Buddhists who have turned themselves into human torches in further protest against the regime of South Viet Nam's Roman Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem. The government reacted by placing the Buddhist strong holds of Hué and Nhatrang under virtual martial law. Although worried that the burnings might get out of hand, Buddhist leaders defended the suicides as "noble sacrifices," were rounding up secular and military support...
...deeds but also for thoughts, in a word, for attitudes and their results, whether for good or evil, would hardly allow one to make such a statement as the above. In short, Buddhism would have us transform the world by first transforming ourselves. This is accomplished, according to Buddhist dogmatics by practicing six perfections: charity, morality, zeal in spiritual progress, patience, concentration leading to control of mind, and insight...
...sleepy fishing port of Phanthiet, 100 miles east of Saigon, a 21-year-old novice Buddhist monk named Nguyen Huong poured gasoline over his robes, then lit a match and turned himself into a human pyre. He was the second Buddhist priest to burn himself to death in protest against the authoritarian regime of South Viet Nam's President Ngo Dinh Diem and his ruling family...
Nguyen Huong's death caused Buddhist protest demonstrations and hunger strikes all over the country. While the furor over his death rages, Buddhist leaders have ruled out further suicides until they can again reap the full propaganda advantage. Waiting in the wings, however, are three more suicide volunteers, including an aged Buddhist nun. Not intimidated, Diem's sister-in-law, Mme. Ngo Dinh Nhu, continued to preach the hard line against the Buddhists. "If they burn 30 women, we will go ahead and clap our hands," said Mme. Nhu. "We cannot be responsible for their madness...