page_title: Buddhist crisis
hierarchical_section_title: Buddhist crisis
caption_attribution_description: English: Thích Quảng Đức's self-immolation during the Buddhist crisis in Vietnam. Malcolm Browne won the 1963 World Press Photo of the Year for a similar photo. Malcolm Browne went on to win the 1964 Pulitzer Prize as well. Русский: Самосожжение буддийского монаха Тхить Куанг Дыка в знак протеста против религиозной политики Нго Динь Зьема. Малкольм Браун был удостоен Пулитцеровской премии за это фото 日本語: ゴ・ディン・ジエム政権抗議のためのティック・クアン・ドックによる焼身自殺（1963年6月11日）
context_page_description: The Buddhist crisis was a period of political and religious tension in South Vietnam between May and November 1963, characterized by a series of repressive acts by the South Vietnamese government and a campaign of civil resistance, led mainly by Buddhist monks.
  The crisis was precipitated by the shootings of nine unarmed civilians on May 8 in the central city of Huế who were protesting a ban of the Buddhist flag. The crisis ended with a coup in November 1963 by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, and the arrest and assassination of President Ngô Đình Diệm on November 2, 1963.
context_section_description: The Buddhist crisis (Vietnamese: Biến cố Phật giáo, lit. '變故佛教') was a period of political and religious tension in South Vietnam between May and November 1963, characterized by a series of repressive acts by the South Vietnamese government and a campaign of civil resistance, led mainly by Buddhist monks.
  The crisis was precipitated by the shootings of nine unarmed civilians on May 8 in the central city of Huế who were protesting a ban of the Buddhist flag. The crisis ended with a coup in November 1963 by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, and the arrest and assassination of President Ngô Đình Diệm on November 2, 1963.
caption: Thích Quảng Đức's self-immolation
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