Thích Quảng Đức 's self-immolation during the Buddhist crisis. Self-immolation is the act of killing oneself, either for political or religious reasons, by burning. It is often used as an extreme form of protest or in acts of martyrdom . Self-immolation "setting oneself on fire, especially as a form of protest" was first recorded in Lady ...

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Self-immolation is often used to refer to suicide by fire. The Latin-based English word immolate, which for centuries was rarely used, means sacrifice, without any reference to burning, so more generally self-immolation means suicide without specifying the method. However, "immolate" is not uncommon in British English to denote consumption by fire, whether autonomously or …

Self-immolation is the act of sacrificing oneself by setting oneself on fire and burning to death. It is typically used for political or religious reasons, often as a form of non-violent protest or in acts of martyrdom. It has a centuries-long recognition as …

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• Early life ·
• Confiscation of wares and self-immolation ·
• Death and funeral