Self-immolation is the act of intentionally setting oneself on fire, typically as a form of protest or martyrdom.
This thread is about some famous examples of self-immolation
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doggedfighter:
How's he seated comfortably.




What did he do to numb the pains ?

zeuss:

He was a Buddhist monk. The use meditation to control themselves. Sad image.

Sucre6:
Zimri where have u been, missed you on this space, welcome back baba

An Israeli man sustained serious burns after he poured flammable liquid on himself and lit it while at a protest against the economic policies of the conservative government July 14, 2012 in Tel Aviv

Maksim Lyashenko sets himself on fire in front of Ukraine's parliament in Kiev. The 50-year old businessman from Kherson region in southern Ukraine has been demonstrating in front of parliament for a week, demanding the resignation of the governor

A police officer tries to douse the flames off Rajneesh Kumar, who tried to immolate himself in an act of protest in New Delhi, India. Kumar has been sitting in protest since May 25, 2006, to appeal for help in the release of his wife and three children

Indian student Yadaiah (19) reacts as he immolates himself during a protest in Hyderabad. A student tried to set himself ablaze as fresh demonstrations erupted in southern India calling for the creation of a new state

A combination photograph shows a man setting himself on fire outside a bank branch in Thessaloniki in northern Greece. The 55-year old man had entered the bank and asked for a renegotiation of his overdue loan payments on his home and business

Police try to douse flames on a Tibetan demonstrator after he tried to self immolate himself during a protest in front of the Chinese embassy in New Delhi.

doggedfighter:
How's he seated comfortably.




What did he do to numb the pains ?

doggedfighter:
How's he seated comfortably.



What did he do to numb the pains ?

falcon01:
self control
I too can control myself over certain pain.

MyExpression:
Op you sef type quick na.

I'm still looking out for the one that immolated himself during the Biafra/Nigeria civil war

chimex38:

How?
Whats the thought and mind processing?
Come teach me..

falcon01:
OK its nothing serious though but let me put it this way, you can flog me with wires or even cut me the first hit is very painful the second hit is also painful but not as the first and the third not as the second then in your mind you disconnect from your body, there is this rush you feel you can feel this chemical taste in you mouth flowing from your head through spine to your nose to the ridge of your mouth and you feel a certain urge to cough its not that you won't feel the pain but it kind of feels normal at some point it starts feeling good. Now I'm not saying its thesame as burning yourself but what I'm saying is some certain pain can be ignored or enjoyed.