Ritual burns--the Buddhist tradition.
The mystical significance of fire is common to many cultures and religions. For the Buddhist community acts of self-mutilation by burning reflect a tradition for which the direct precedent is set in the ancient scriptures of the Lotus Sutra. Burns are produced by contact with incense and treated with oil and vegetable dressings. Two cases are presented and discussed with reference to early Buddhist beliefs.
Department of Plastic and Burns Surgery, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D002016:Buddhism; D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000209:etiology*