- 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)
- sen_sen312 - 09/08/2008
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OH MY GOD .
THAT PICTURE IS SCARY. YOU ARE DEFINITELY GONNA WIN THIS ONE. - Report As Spam
- Deathcraft - 09/08/2008
- Very well indeed!! Id give u 6 out of 5
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- DannyJoel - 09/08/2008
- FIRE!! good great idea... (★★★★)
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- Pandora_B - 09/08/2008
- While I don't approve of this event being used to win the avatar arena, it seems to help a new generation understand the pain that the Vietnamese people felt during the Vietnam War. If that's what it takes to get a message across, so be it. Good luck, I hope you place in the top 10.
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- Irish Pirate Queen - 09/08/2008
- wow thats something else right there. o.O
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- OmG NoMoR3 - 09/08/2008
- Wonderful! Very meaningful!
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- AineOne - 09/08/2008
- coool character!!!
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