Vietnam’s Thich Quang Duc — whose self-immolation protesting discrimination against his nation’s Buddhist majority has become one of the defining acts of the Vietnam War era — has been honored with a new statue that, as VietNamNews reports:
“is 6.3m tall and stands amidst a 2,000sq.m park at the busy intersection of Cach Mang Thang Tam and Nguyen Dinh Chieu streets, where the self-immolation took place.”
It’s beautiful. See it, larger, here.
Kimberly D: That is really beautiful. Taking that horrifying image we all know so well and creating this artful representation really helps one understand the act.
Kim B: I visited Thich Quang Duc's pagoda in Vietnam this spring and saw the car he was driving in. It is being held in good shape. Looks like you can climb in and drive away in it..
Does anyone know if his letters are available to the public? I heard he wrote a series of letters to the Vietnam government, but I've been unable to find them.