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\n

The Buddhist Protests of 1963<\/a><\/p>\n

Thich
\nQuang Duc had prepared himself for his self-immolation through several
\nweeks of meditation and had explained his motivation in letters to
\nmembers of his Buddhist community as well as to the government of South
\nVietnam in the weeks prior to his self-immolation. In these letters he
\ndescribed his desire to bring attention to the repressive policies of
\nthe Catholic Diem regime that controlled the South Vietnamese government
\n at the time. Prior to the self-immolation, the South Vietnamese
\nBuddhists had made the following requests to the Diem regime, asking it
\nto:<\/p>\n

1. Lift its ban on flying the traditional Buddhist flag;<\/p>\n

2. Grant Buddhism the same rights as Catholicism;<\/p>\n

3. Stop detaining Buddhists;<\/p>\n

4. Give Buddhist monks and nuns the right to practice and spread their religion; and<\/p>\n

5. Pay fair compensations to the victim\u2019s families and punish those responsible for their deaths.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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