- 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)
- uteetus - 09/06/2008
- The story of Thich Quang Duc was probably the saddest story I've read... Rest In Peace. Rated 5/5.
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- Whispyre - 09/06/2008
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That was a nice peace of history I learned there. =D
Great job on the avi, it has a great burning affect too it. - Report As Spam
- -Laarok- - 09/05/2008
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You got the picture very right, well, in animation, yes, but its great.
5/5 - Report As Spam
- Pink - 09/05/2008
- That's amazing; I got the reference as soon as I saw it.
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- This_name_cost_me_10k - 09/05/2008
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Such a sad story!
I love it; Over 9,000/5 - Report As Spam
- foreverluvless - 09/05/2008
- wow... thats all i can say....
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- klowag - 09/05/2008
- so sad but 5
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