Record
SI-161
Date
Place
Near Lhagyal Ri on the pilgrimage circuit around the Tsuglagkhang (main temple), Dharamsala, India
Country
In exile · India
Age
49
Affiliation
Wood painter, Norbulingka Institute
Outcome
Died
Other spellings
Passang Dhondup

What happened

According to ICT, Dhondup, a 49-year-old wood painter at the Norbulingka Institute who was born in Gyantse (Ch: Jiangzi) and came to India in 1991, died after setting himself on fire near Lhagyal Ri, on the pilgrimage route around the Dalai Lama's temple and residence in Dharamsala. ICT noted it was the first self-immolation protest in Dharamsala, seat of the Central Tibetan Administration.

Sources & References

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