- 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)
- MiscalculatedMistakes - 09/02/2008
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wow. i love this. gonna add this on my faves list. if youre not too busy check out mine in the arenas as well. im an Ice Princess smile
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- nukefan - 09/02/2008
- looks pretty cool, and the story's sad
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- x.the.elements.x - 09/02/2008
- i did a report on this and i had a dream where i was the one pouring the gasoline on him and then i handed him the match box and then lit himself on fire. freaky, huh?
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- Eccentric Occult - 09/02/2008
- I remember seeing this photo in my history book when I was in 11th grade. Nice entry. Kinda sad though. D= 5'd.
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- Laden Christoff - 09/02/2008
- sweet
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- Eden Undecim - 09/02/2008
- probably the most amazing submission yet. I give you a 5 because its not some cheap cosplay. ^_^ please continue to do your best!
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- Dead Muffinz - 09/02/2008
- Wow. Nice. Very odd yet spiritual. I like it! ^_^
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