From the perspective of religious conduct the most sentimental part of religious compassion is the self-immolation. This article would try to probe the significance of bodily sacrifice by the texts of 《Song Gaoseng Zhuan-chapter of bodily sacrifice》. Comparing the views of Hui-jiao and Dao-xuan to Zanning, the comparative textual research will display the different interpretation of the dedicating by self-immolation. The historian Zanning emphasizes the balance between Buddhism and society, but he also highly confirm the religious conduct: self-immolation, bodily sacrifice by burning, even though they are animadverted in Xi and Tong. Zanning highly praised the importance of altruistic arousal of the thought and the selfless giving is very noble beginning mind. Those who take Self-immolation against percepts are persisting Hinayana vinaya.
