Name: Drupchen Tsering (Druptse)
Age: 25
Status: Died
Father’s Name: Sangnag Tenzin
Mother’s Name: Tselha
Affiliation: He is a native of Gyalchung village in Nupsur town of Serta, eastern Tibet.
Location of incident: In front of the landmark Bouddha-Nath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal
Date of Self-immolation: 2013-02-13
Info: A Tibetan monk set fire to himself by the Boudha stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 13, 2013, the third day of the Tibetan New Year (Losar). Images show flames blazing from his entire body as he stands upright before Nepalese police extinguished the fire and took him to the hospital. He is said to have suffered from burns over more than 95% of his body and died in the hospital.
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