Karmapa Lama urges end to self immolation
The young head of the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, has urged Tibetans in Tibet not to resort to self-immolation protest
Exile monk attempts self immolation in Nepal – updated
An unidentified Tibetan monk set himself ablaze at Boudhanath Buddhist stupa in central Kathmandu earlier today. The Tibetan monk is the second Tibetan exile in less than
Statement by the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje on the issue of self immolation drive in Tibet on November 9, 2011
Since March this year 11 brave Tibetans have set themselves on fire while calling for freedom in Tibet and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to his homeland. These desperate acts, carried out by people with pure motivation, are a cry against the injustice and repression under which they live. The situation is unbearably difficult, but in difficult situations we need greater courage and determination.