When A Monk Set Himself On Fire — Burned To Ashes

<p>On 11 June, 1963, a Buddhist monk Th&iacute;ch Quảng Đức came out of a car with 2 other monks and sat on a busy Saigon street intersection.</p> <p>One of the 2 monks set a cushion for Th&iacute;ch Quảng Đức and the other poured a 5 liter gasoline over him. Inspectators, passersby, and a few media men were gathered in a circle, not believing what they were seeing.</p> <p>Th&iacute;ch Quảng Đức assumes a meditative lotus position and reciting buddha verses on his wooden prayer beads, ignites a matchstick and burns himself to death.</p> <p>The black smoke emanating from his body and the putrid smell covers the surrounding area.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@afaqueashraf9988/when-a-monk-set-himself-on-fire-burned-to-ashes-1986e6a6838c"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>