Hòa thượng Th*ch Quảng Ðức [SIZE=2]([/SIZE][SIZE=2]help[/SIZE][SIZE=2]·[/SIZE][SIZE=2]info[/SIZE][SIZE=2])[/SIZE][a] (IPA: [tʰic wɐːŋ dɨk]; (born Lâm Văn Tức in 1897 ?? died June 11, 1963) was a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk who burned himself to death at a busy Saigon road intersection on June 11, 1963. Th*ch Quảng Đức was protesting the persecution of Buddhists by South Vietnam's Ngô Đình Diệm administration. Photos of his self-immolation were circulated widely across the world and brought attention to the policies of the Diệm regime. Malcolm Browne won a Pulitzer Prize for his iconic photo of the monk's death, as did David Halberstam for his written account. After his death, his body was re-cremated, but his heart remained intact. This was interpreted as a symbol of compassion and led Buddhists to revere him as a bodhisattva, heightening the impact of his death on the public psyche.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thich_Quang_Duc