Portrait of Tsultrim Gyatso
Photo: International Campaign for Tibet · Used with permission arranged by V-TAG, 2026-10-15
Record
SI-132
Date
Place
Amchok town, Sangchu (Ch: Xiahe) County
Region
Amdo
Age
41 (unconfirmed)
Affiliation
Amchok Monastery (monk)
Outcome
Died Died at the scene; local Tibetans and monks carried him to his monastery, where more than 400 monks gathered to pray (TCHRD via ICT).
Other spellings
Tsultrim Gyatson

What happened

According to the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), cited by ICT, Tsultrim Gyatso, a monk of Amchok Monastery, died in a self-immolation protest in Amchok on 19 December 2013, calling for unity among Tibetans and the return of the Dalai Lama. In a last note he gave his reasons as the return of the Dalai Lama to Tibet, the release of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, and the welfare of the six million Tibetans.

Labelled unconfirmed: age. The sources differ or do not confirm these details; both versions are kept in the record.

Sources & References

Primary records