- Title: The Burning Monk
- Artist: phydeoux
- Description: On June 11, 1963, Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk in Vietnam, burned himself to death in the middle of downtown Saigon. He assumed the traditional lotus position as his fellow monks poured gasoline over him. He used a match to ignite himself and burned to death. David Halberstam, a reporter for the New York Times stated that he never moved a muscle, or made a sound as he engulfed himself in flames. Thich Quang Duc's remains were later cremated and legend has it that his heart would not burn.
- Date: 08/31/2008
- Tags: burning vietnam vietnamese monk buddhist
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Comments (7 Comments)
- h O w L i N g W o L f Z - 09/06/2008
- wow I never knew.....dude now Im depressed like I was after the movie titantic...T.T this pic refernce feels like Im actually there
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- retro catalyst fiasco - 09/06/2008
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I'm speechless. Such an amazing thing to portray.
Full marks. =T - Report As Spam
- _Mya_Kohler_ - 09/06/2008
- I remember seeing that in history class and in my American Diversaty class. That made me wanna cry. 5/5
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- Blue Drakon - 09/06/2008
- dude - you nailed it - 10
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- desu sprinkles - 09/06/2008
- good job! give ya a 10/10 ^^
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- Fudo-Kun - 09/06/2008
- Amazing surprised
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- AntiqueAmethyst - 09/06/2008
- 0_0
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