Tapey

Tapey is a young Tibetan monk from Kirti Monastery whose attempted self-immolation on February 27, 2009, in the marketplace in Ngawa Town, Ngawa County, Sichuan, marked the beginning of a wave of Tibetan self-immolations.[1]

For the traditional Philippine rice wine, see Tapuy.

Notes
  1. Edward Wong (June 2, 2012). "In Occupied Tibetan Monastery, a Reason for Fiery Deaths". The New York Times. Retrieved June 3, 2012.


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