- 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)
- Chibi BlueFire - 09/08/2008
- Wow...
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- Midnightflame125 - 09/08/2008
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That's amazing.
I always have loved the story of Thich Quang Duc - Report As Spam
- Jentendo666 - 09/08/2008
- THIS IS THE BEST AVI I HAVE SEEN EVER. nicely done
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- LameUsername - 09/08/2008
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That's scary as
Damn impressive though - Report As Spam
- BeHappyBeJoyful - 09/08/2008
- A very tragic yet true story, but nice cosplay!! Rarely anyone portrayed a historical figure in the arena.
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- Funky Boob Leakage - 09/08/2008
- I like this alot
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- Pink Rain Today - 09/08/2008
- I thank you very much for Posting this; it is one of my favourite historical articles, and not a man to be forgotten.
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