- 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)
- Easley Lighthalzen - 09/09/2008
- great story... i give u a five for that
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- Tarma_Falloner - 09/08/2008
- I gave you a five not because the avatar by itself was particularly exciting, but because it was true to the subject matter; I also applaud your choice of image to imitate, as it's a truly incredible moment in history. Well done.
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- Code Violet - 09/08/2008
- this is incredible! very interesting and heart wrenching as well. 5/5!
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- chrles - 09/08/2008
- wow.....thts a good description.....
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- hyhiiu789898j - 09/08/2008
- That Avi is amazing and the description makes me feel like i should do more research on vietnam.
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- abzki1973 - 09/08/2008
- very cool... hope u win..
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- --Ladie--X-- - 09/08/2008
- good luck
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