Citation

Budny PG, Regan PJ, Riley P, Roberts AH. Burns 1991; 17(4): 335-337.

Affiliation

Department of Plastic and Burns Surgery, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1930671

Abstract

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.

Language: en