- 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)
- Gin Fushicho - 09/07/2008
- Holy S**T! What are they teaching you kids in school now a days?!
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- your mom the ninja turtle - 09/07/2008
- I love that you've chosen a historical figure to portray, rather than another bland cosplay of a character from Bleach/Naruto/InuYasha. I am thoroughly impressed. This image will stick with me for a long time.
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- Kalkervic - 09/07/2008
- oh snap, i did this like months ago...yours look way better though
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- Ribay2 - 09/07/2008
- What a wonderful avi depicting such a sad story, well told and well made avi. ^^
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- Silver Briar - 09/07/2008
- Wow, sad story and awesome avatar.
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- PCP LSD OMG - 09/07/2008
- lol. this was in my U.S. History book.
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- Tobias Mule - 09/07/2008
- Holy crap! This is disturbingly well done here. Nice job.
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