The most famous self-immolation is of Thích Quảng Đức (photo): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%9...
The Arab spring started with one too:
Popular Tibetan singer Tsewang Norbu dies of self-immolation protest
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#22What would be the endgame for Tibetan independence. I can see it going straight to theocracy.
Self-determination
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#24I do wish the world would be more sympathetic to Ukraine and Tibet than it is currently ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibet ).
It's a big mess. The major rivers of India and China all originate in Tibet, so having that whole area be under the control of either one of these two actors is a recipe for ongoing stability concerns in the region.
That doesn't seem right. The North/East borders of India, Nepal, and Bhutan are along the Himalayas. Any river that flows in India should start on India's side of the mountains.
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#25What would be the endgame for Tibetan independence. I can see it going straight to theocracy.
It's for them, as in Tibetans, to decide, not China, not CCP nor anyone else.
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is one of the most fascinating things. It is close to a real life miracle in my opinion. To not even move when you’re experiencing that level of pain, it’s awe inspiring
They have the ability to turn off their pain entirely so it’s less of a miracle than if they were experiencing it.
They don’t “turn off” pain. Likely, they either objectify it (i.e. dispassionately observe the experience of pain) or ignore it (i.e. focus on a separate sensation) or dilute it (i.e. focus on “nothing” or alternatively, the all-encompassing sensation of “being”, the “now”, so that the experience of the pain is not the sole focus of their attention).
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#28I do wish the world would be more sympathetic to Ukraine and Tibet than it is currently ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibet ).
It's a big mess. The major rivers of India and China all originate in Tibet, so having that whole area be under the control of either one of these two actors is a recipe for ongoing stability concerns in the region.
> The major rivers of India and China all originate in Tibet
Apart from the Brahmaputra, which flows through the part of India east of Bangladesh, I have a hard time finding a major India river that originates in Tibet. Certainly, the Ganges flows west to east.
What river(s) do I overlook?
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is one of the most fascinating things. It is close to a real life miracle in my opinion. To not even move when you’re experiencing that level of pain, it’s awe inspiring
They have the ability to turn off their pain entirely so it’s less of a miracle than if they were experiencing it.
They are experiencing it. Just because you aren't letting the pain dictate your actions, it doesn't mean you aren't experiencing it. It's about not letting your reflexes override your control.