Name: Kunchok Phelgye
Age: 24
Status: Died
Father’s Name: Kunchok Kyab
Mother’s Name: Dolma Tso
Affiliation: Gonda Dewa village, Dringwa town, Dzoege
Location of incident: Monk of Dringwa Sumdo monastery, Dzoege, Ngaba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Ch: Sichuan Province
Date of Self-immolation: 2012-12-08

Info: 24-year old monk Kunchok Pelgye set himself on fire outside the main assembly hall of the Taktsang Lhamo Kirti monastery in Dzoege, in Ngaba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan.

Kirti monks in exile told that: “As he self-immolated, monks present gathered around him in shock and began to recite a prayer that is usually said in Kirti Rinpoche’s honor. His remains were carried back to his room in the monastery, and the hundreds of monks present continued to chant prayers dedicated to him.”

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