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Appeal to Tibetans To Cease Self-Immolation: Cherish Your Life in a Time of Oppression

March 7, 2012


Reports on self-immolation committed by Tibetans have kept coming out. One after the other, there has been twenty-six cases. These reports make one feel grief-stricken!

Sobha Rinpoche from Amdo Golok, the sixteenth one who set himself on fire, left behind these final words:

"I am sacrificing my body – just as the Buddha bravely fed his body to a hungry tigress. As I am doing, other Tibetan heroes have sacrificed their lives for the same cause of truth and freedom."

Such a dedication is rare in the world! It will have a memorable impact on Tibetans. We will remember it forever.

Expressed through these self-immolations is the will of Tibetans. Twenty-six cases make it clear what Tibetans have wanted to articulate. Yes, articulation of one’s well cannot be an ultimate goal. The will has to be put into practice, transforming into reality.

Only by staying alive can the will become a reality. As long as self-immolation continues, every life would become another irredeemable loss.

Therefore, we plead for an immediate stop of self-immolation. Tibetans must cherish life and live with resilience. Regardless of the magnitude of oppression, our life is important, and we have to cherish it. Self-immolation in itself cannot change our reality; those who hate us can curse us in private – “it’s great for you all to be burned to death”. Chances to change our reality depend on us staying alive to struggle and to push forward; staying alive allows us to gather the strength as drops of water to form a great ocean. It depends on thousands and more living Tibetans to pass on our nation's spirit and blood!

We appeal to Tibet's monks, the elderly, intellectuals, officials, and the masses to protect your fellow devotees, believers, fellow villagers, and families. Please do prevent the reoccurrence of self-immolation.

We urge organizations concerned with the Tibet issue to immediately take actions to constrain the self-immolations. The trend deserves to be treated as a matter of utmost urgency.

We believe that Tibet’s future can only depend on our own!

Om Mani Padme Hum!
Tsering Woeser（writer, Beijing
Arjia Lobsang Tupten (Arjia Rinpoche,USA)
Gade Tsering (poet, Amdo)

Note:
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