Nhất Chi Mai

Nhất Chi Mai (February 20, 1934 – May 16, 1967), born Phan Thị Mai and legally named Thích nữ Diệu Huỳnh, was a Buddhist nun who killed herself in an act of self-immolation in Saigon on May 16, 1967, in protest at the Vietnam War.

Nhat was born on February 20, 1934, in the Thai Hiep Thanh commune in the province of Tay Ninh.

While in Saigon, she actively participated in the group "Youth Serving Society" and taught within various orphanages.

[2] During this time she was a student of Thich Nhat Hanh and was deeply influenced by his vision of Engaged Buddhism.

Prior to her self-immolation she wrote ten messages outlining her anti-war beliefs and calling for an end to the Vietnam War.