Originally Posted by
berner
This topic is intensely interesting to to me. I remember during the Vietnam protest days, "Life" or "Look" magazine published a photo of a Buddhist monk protesting American bombing of villages. He did this by pouring gasoline over himself and striking a match, then sat quietly while he burned to death.
I believe you are referring to this gentleman:
The burning monk, 1963
The band Rage Against the Machine used a portion of the photo for the cover of its self-titled album.