2011 biksuni Tibetan Tenzin Wangmo membakar dirinya hingga meninggal

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‘New Level of Desperation’ as Tibetans Continue to Set Themselves on Fire, Says Amnesty International


Contact: Sharon Singh, ssingh [at] aiusa.org, 202-509-8194

(Washington, DC) In reaction to news that a 20 year-old Tibetan nun, Tenzin Wangmo, set herself on fire and died on Monday, near Kirti monastery in Ngaba County, Sichuan province, Sam Zarifi, Amnesty International's Asia-Pacific Director issued the following statement:
“This is the ninth self-immolation in recent months by ethnic Tibetans and indicates a new level of desperation on the part of Tibetans against the Chinese government’s repression of their culture and religious freedom.
“The Chinese authorities should heed the demands of Tibetans to freely practice their religion and enjoy their culture. Instead they have resorted to heavy-handed response that can only deepen and further fuel resentments. The heavy security presence in these regions contributes to an already tense climate. Those imprisoned for their peaceful protest must be released immediately."
The Chinese government has responded to protests through mass arrests of people including 300 Kirti monastery monks, enforced disappearances, imprisonment, “patriotic re-education” of monks, and possible killings by the security forces. Kirti monastery is in Aba (Ngaba) County in an ethnic Tibetan area of Sichuan province, which has seen repeated protests against denial of their religious and cultural rights. Seven monks and former monks from Kirti monastery have set themselves on fire in recent months. An eighth monk from Nyitse monastery set himself on fire in Ganzi (Kardze) County also in Sichuan province.

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DHARAMSHALA, October 17:

Reports coming out of Tibet confirm the demise of yet another Tibetan, this time a nun, after she torched her body in an apparent protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet.

Tenzin Wangmo, around 20 years of age, set herself on fire at around 1 pm local time in the Ngaba region of eastern Tibet today (oct 17, 2011).

The exile base of Kirti Monastery, citing eyewitnesses, in a release today said that Tenzin Wangmo self immolated on a crossroad near her monastery, the Mamae Dechen Choekhorling Nunnery, about 3 kms away from Ngaba County.

“Tenzin Wangmo was engulfed in flames as she marched on the streets for nearly 7 to 8 minutes raising slogans calling for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile and religious freedom in Tibet,” the release said.

Tenzin Wangmo died immediately.

According to the release, nuns from the Mamae nunnery carried Tenzin Wangmo’s body to the nunnery and despite repeated warnings from Chinese security personnel, refuse to give possession of the deceased’s body.

“The Chinese authorities have given the nuns an ultimatum to either hand over the deceased’s body or bury Tenzin Wangmo’s body by tonight,” the release said.

The situation around Mamae nunnery, which is the largest nunnery in the Ngaba region with over 350 nuns, is being described as tense.

This is the ninth incidence in this year alone when a Tibetan has been driven to the extreme sacrifice of burning one’s own body as a last resort of peaceful action against the Chinese government’s repressive policies in Tibet.

The first 17 days of October has already witnessed five self-immolations in Ngaba region.

Khaying, Choephel, and Tenzin Wangmo succumbed to their injuries while Kesang Wangchuk is being described in critical condition. There is no information as yet on the whereabouts of Norbu Damdul who was last seen being taken away by Chinese security personnel on October 15.

The Central Tibetan Administration in a release earlier today said that His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be presiding over the “grand prayer service to mourn the tragic self-immolations in Tibet” scheduled for October 19 in Dharamshala, north India.

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[williamhalim]

Teringat bhikkhu Thich Quang Duc asal Vietnam yg membakar diri sebagai aksi protes perlakuan tidak adil pemerintah Vietnam (yg beraliansi ka****k roma) terhadap Agama Buddha sekitar tahun 60-an..



Aksi ini mungkin tidak berhubungan, namun bisa jadi aksi lama menginspirasi aksi baru.. Ada kemungkinan aksi Bhikkhuni Tibet ini di-inspirasi oleh aksi Bhikkhu Tchih Quang Duc dulu, dan sama2 beraroma perjuangan/protes ke pemerintah..

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[williamhalim]

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[dilbert]

Arahat Ananda juga "membakar" diri di angkasa, di tengah sungai Rohini ketika merealisasikan parinibbana... tapi tanpa bensin.... hihihihihihi

[will_i_am]

Arahat Ananda juga "membakar" diri di angkasa, di tengah sungai Rohini ketika merealisasikan parinibbana... tapi tanpa bensin.... hihihihihihi

kalau dalam kasus Arahat Ananda, ia membakar dirinya kan atas kemauannya sendiri, dan karena masa hidupnya sudah habis, bukan karena protes terhadap pemerintahan...