Opinion: A Burning Nun Illuminates Tibet's Agony

In the video, she stands still in a street as a car goes by. Then, like the wick of an offering lamp, her body is hardly distinguishable from the fire burning up from her. The only thing clearly visible under the burning bonfire is her unmoving feet and the end of her robe.

From such a composed posture, one can imagine that her hands must have been in a …