Portrait of Kalkyi
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Record
SI-118
Date
Place
Near Jonang Gonchen Monastery, Dzamthang (Ch: Rangtang) County
Region
Amdo
Age
30
Outcome
Died

What happened

According to Tibetan exile sources cited by ICT, Kalkyi, a 30-year-old Tibetan woman and mother of four, set fire to herself near Jonang Gonchen Monastery in Dzamthang on 24 March 2013 and died shortly afterwards. Local people carried her body to the monastery for prayers.

Sources & References

Primary records