- 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)
- Sarafyne - 09/05/2008
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Amazing story, along with the avatar,
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- iWaffle ninja - 09/05/2008
- thats bad Well A MONK JUST KillED AnOtHeR MONK!
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- macsilipenis - 09/05/2008
- I love how people say this is a tribute, yet to me it seems a way to make money off of someone else's stand of victory or w/e the monk may have seen it as... Let's set you on fire to protest the war and then make money off of your death ¬_¬ 1/5
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- sparkelyroo - 09/05/2008
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wow.. Deep stuff man.. i love hoe this avi has like actuall significance and isnt just a creative writing piece.. LOVE IT!! the rumour that the guys heart wuldn't burn is really kool =] CHOICE!!
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- Neko Enjolras - 09/05/2008
- This is amazing and if I could vote higher than five, I would.
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- AnnaZombie - 09/05/2008
- Wow, I love the fact that it had a very relivent and moving story behind it 5 stars all the way and if I had a choice it would be 6 stars
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- Aristarchus - 09/04/2008
- Brutal. 5 Stars.
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