- 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)
- ACJW1994 - 09/05/2008
- sad story...but nice avi!
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- Ritsu__x - 09/05/2008
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This is most likely the best avatar I have ever seen.
Great Refrence.
5/5 - Report As Spam
- -malibu doc asha- - 09/05/2008
- Like .... yes.... That Is sad.... But if this was for religon reasons, i respect that. But ...um...... i think that is a little over board.. i mean don't monks already devote their lives to the religious things they worship? Its one thing to not have wifes kids or anything to do with the world ( except the ones in protests) Then still you KILL yourself that deep REAL deep. Too deep for me to handle *sobs*
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- koby f1 - 09/05/2008
- Arena critic again: *speechless*
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- Shroud Sakai - 09/05/2008
- Very nice, this is THE MOST perfectly executed avatar i've ever seen. You, my friend have more than earned yourself a 5/5. Good luck!
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- koby f1 - 09/05/2008
- Arena critic: "This work made my day..."
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- Lord Sky Terror - 09/05/2008
- This is good, I applaud you for doing this,
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