- 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)
- LIL KIM8910 - 09/07/2008
- awesome
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- Nobody Quite Like Me - 09/07/2008
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That's insane.
You better get in the top ten this week. D<
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- Kit-Kun101 - 09/07/2008
- Did move at all? Wow.
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- keito melfina - 09/07/2008
- Never thought that was possible... those monks are impressive with their concentration...
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- PicNicWooHoo - 09/07/2008
- cooooooool i love fire 10/10
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- Hikaru_Mizuki - 09/07/2008
- thats messed up. nice work. 5/5
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- Gonchy - 09/07/2008
- omg i was think some one should do that! 10/10
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