- 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)
- Zorbaelbudha - 09/08/2008
- Very interesting story, very well crafted avi
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- griff beeks - 09/08/2008
- Very brave... i must say i'm EXTREAMLY impressed by this! 5/5!
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- Fringeman96 - 09/08/2008
- awsome great recreation 5/5
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- Alive And Amplified - 09/08/2008
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Indeed it is EXTREMELY brave O_O
my gosh thats amazing why havent i been told of this before? 5 stars O_O - Report As Spam
- C0FFIN - 09/08/2008
- very good job. morbid but good.
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- x Dark Moon Starsong x - 09/08/2008
- I remember reading about that some time ago.. Very awesome. 8/10
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- Lady Elwing - 09/08/2008
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Wow I never heard of that before, that is quite unique, and very very brave...
Nice avatar, very well done. - Report As Spam