Thích Quảng Đức
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Thích Quảng Đức was a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk who became internationally known after self-immolating in 1963 to protest the South Vietnamese government's persecution of Buddhists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thích Quảng Đức canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
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Mahayana Buddhist ⓘ Vietnamese person ⓘ human ⓘ martyr ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam
NERFINISHED
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Xá Lợi Pagoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Lâm Văn Tức NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | self-immolation ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Buddhist ceremonies
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memorials in Vietnam ⓘ |
| countryOfBurial | South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1963-06-11 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kinh people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Thích NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imageDepicts | self-immolation at a Saigon intersection ⓘ |
| impactOn |
Buddhist movement in South Vietnam
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U.S. public opinion about Ngô Đình Diệm ⓘ |
| inspired | later acts of political self-immolation ⓘ |
| legacy |
icon of nonviolent protest
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symbol of Buddhist resistance in Vietnam ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | international ⓘ |
| movement | Buddhist crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Thích Quảng Đức NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | self-immolation at Phan Đình Phùng – Lê Văn Duyệt intersection ⓘ |
| notableFor | self-immolation in Saigon in 1963 ⓘ |
| opposed | Ngô Đình Diệm government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photographedBy | Malcolm Browne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Xá Lợi Pagoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Saigon
NERFINISHED
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South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Vietnam War era ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
documentary films
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historical books about the Vietnam War ⓘ news photography ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Buddhist monk ⓘ |
| protested | persecution of Buddhists in South Vietnam ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
protest against oppression
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religious freedom ⓘ |
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