- 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)
- iRayneMoon - 09/04/2008
- I love this picture and the story behind it. This man is one of my heros along with Princess Diana, Anne Frank, and a few others. This man was truely amazing. This avatar is really original and well done. 5/5
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- goodguy5 - 09/04/2008
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Dude, that's effing sweet. Great job and nice homage to history. 5/5
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- Arion DemonBane - 09/04/2008
- Nicely dine!
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- shortnsassy37 - 09/04/2008
- Nice
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- iroha360 - 09/04/2008
- awesome!!
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- Lord Borkaa - 09/04/2008
- wow!
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- WiccanBitch - 09/04/2008
- coooooool 5/5
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