Comments on: What type of meditation was Thich Quang Duc practicing when he set himself on fire?

By: Vajra

Vajra — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:25:47 +0000

Keeping in mind that I am not Thich Quang Duc, but I would imagine that more than likely he was first using single-pointed mediation, followed by being fully mindful, and perhaps a little yoga or tantra practice as well. Just my 2 cents and NO, please don’t actually try it yourself! (if that is what you were thinking)

By: Methoozelah

Methoozelah — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:09:40 +0000

He was raging against the machine.

By: Caoilte

Caoilte — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:42:04 +0000

I don’t know what type of Buddhist he was, but the last thing he said was, “Homage to the Amitabha Buddha.” So he was probably a Pure Land Buddhist, but he could have been Thien (Vietnamese Zen). If he was Thien, he was probably practicing zazen.

By: MissDementia

MissDementia — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:08:56 +0000

Apparently it was the highly flammable kind.