[Buddha-l] Re: Self-inmolation in the Buddhist tradition

[Chan Fu]

On 10/11/05, Benito Carral <bcarral at kungzhi.org> wrote:
> On Tuesday, October 11, 2005, Chan Fu wrote:
>
> > All  that  being said, self immolation, to a buddhist
> > practitioner, is impossible. Why?
>
>    The   problem  with  this  statement  is  that  it's
> contrary to the facts. So maybe we are misunderstanding
> something here.
>
>    Best wishes,
>
>    Beni

Which facts?

There remains the possibility that none of the seven
monks who were sacrificed uselessly in Vietnam were
actually practicing (realized) buddhists. Indeed, maybe
we are misunderstanding something here.

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