- 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)
- John Dowland - 09/02/2008
- Is your monk protesting the Iraq war?
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- patar_man - 09/02/2008
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damn that is realy good ^^
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- Rainbow-tastic flavor - 09/02/2008
- Wow!! Great Job! 10
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- niuq ecaj - 09/02/2008
- I remember reading about this in World Cultures class. Gives me the shudders. 5/5
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- Twisted Demented - 09/02/2008
- wow
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- Nothakus - 09/02/2008
- Huh. Didn't expect anyone to do that.
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- Somber Marionette - 09/02/2008
- This is actually a new thing for the arenas....5 stars.
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