Buddhism, Death, And Resistance: What Self-Immolation In Tibet Has Borne

Since 2009, 155 Tibetans inside Tibet have positioned themselves in public places and burned themselves alive, in what most understand to be a protest for Tibetan freedom and the return of the Dalai Lama. This article explores how Buddhism is used to disavow the self-immolators through descriptions...

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Main Author: Vehaba, Alana (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2019
In: Politics, religion & ideology
Year: 2019, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 215-243
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