- 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)
- iiKazekage - 09/03/2008
- OMG MONK ON FIYA! SOMEONE GET SOME WATA OVA HEYA CAUSE FIYA MONK JUST GOT A 5/5! WOO! XD
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- Sora_san_013 - 09/03/2008
- oh yeah !!! i'm proud of Viet Nam!!!
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- OldBoy88 - 09/03/2008
- awesome avi =D
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- 2jane - 09/03/2008
- I approve.
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- Risuriko - 09/03/2008
- You're right. =)
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- phydeoux - 09/03/2008
- Don't be sorry, be happy you are alive and well! =D
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- Risuriko - 09/03/2008
- You're right. I shouldn't be down. I'm very sorry. Thank you for the kind tribute to him.
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