- 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)
- Nashi Yagama - 09/02/2008
- This is a good idea. Taking the past and bringing it to reality in an arena. If you don't do well here, I'll be surprised. 5/5
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- XxLonelinessxX - 09/02/2008
- wow great description
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- Zoe the Kitsune - 09/02/2008
- Really awesome but needs more fire (furugasa flames)
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- geeet dunked on - 09/02/2008
- I will have to say. This is quite good, better then most avi's I have seen done in a long time. 10 for sure.
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- Crazy Cream Pie - 09/02/2008
- WOW this is great!!! The ref pic really helps. ty
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- RustyRobot - 09/02/2008
- Brilliant! 10/10
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- Tingly Tingle - 09/02/2008
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Well done! I knew exactly what it was when I first saw it. Oddly enough I thought about this yesterday.
Peaceful resistance all the way!
5/5! - Report As Spam
