Karma Nyedon Gyatso, a Tibetan monk, died minutes after setting himself ablaze near Boudhanath stupa in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu at around 7:30 am local time. Karma Nyedon Gyatso, 38 years old, was from Damshung County, near Lhasa in Tibet. Karma had arrived at the Kathmandu Tibetan Reception Centre on January 30, 2012. An eye witness said the monk was sitting crosslegged when she saw his lap on fire and then he poured fluid over his head and went up in flames. He did not cry out or scream at all. Passersby doused the fire. Police removed the body which was wrapped in a red cloth.
He was declared dead on arrival at Tribhuvan University Teaching hospital in Kathmandu.
A source said that Karma had lit over hundred butter lamps before he burnt himself.
This is the second self immolation by a Tibetan this year in Nepal which has clamped down on the cultural and political expression of its Tibetan community because of China’s influence.
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