Breakdancing Monks Pay Tribute to Beastie Boy Adam Yauch in Most Entertaining Way Ever

Monks are known for being quiet and peaceful, but a quartet of men dressed as Tibetan Buddhist monks were anything but during a breakdancing performance in the middle of New York's Union Square Park.

This outrageous dance was used to promote MCA Day, an annual tribute to Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch, who passed away May 4, 2012 at the age of 47.

The third annual MCA Day took place May 3 in Yauch's hometown of Brooklyn at the Littlefield Performance and Art Space. The free, all-ages event featured music, art, speeches and performances dedicated to Yauch's career and social activism.

Yauch was a Grammy-winning musician, performer, producer and director. He was also a practicing Buddhist and humanitarian, and was heavily involved with the movement to free Tibet. He founded the nonprofit organization The Milarepa Fund in 1994 and helped put on the first Tibetan Freedom Concert in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park in 1996, which drew 100,000 people.

Yauch was diagnosed with cancer in 2009 and spent three years undergoing treatment. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with his Beastie Boys bandmates, Mike "Mike D" Diamond and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz, just a month before he passed away.

If Yauch's legacy can inspire monks to pop and lock, it's clear that his impact was limitless.

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