- 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)
- Altered_Universe - 09/02/2008
- very nice ^_^ also very educational 5/5
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- pirula - 09/02/2008
- ok, creepy, sobering, but cool.
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- Razza Belle - 09/02/2008
- Very cool. So I voted 5/5. This is the first time I have been to this part of the Arena, but it took me to your awesome profile the other day. My avi is up for voting... I am on fire too, lol but it is where you can vote up to 10. Good luck, yours is the best in this arena!! Just like the image/ description!!
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- Carly Nagisa - 09/02/2008
- Very interesting
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- Jade_stone41 - 09/02/2008
- ill heal you poor one sweet avi though rock on man
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- Sugoi Ryu - 09/02/2008
- interesting
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- cheap_sk8 - 09/02/2008
- I lol'd....nice
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