PHOTO: Activists practice self-immolation as a sign of protest against the Chinese regime.
Mars, 11 December 2012
One of the highest spiritual authorities of Tibet, the Karmapa Lama, condemned the immolation of Tibetan activists who set themselves on fire in protest against Chinese authority in the region.
Trinley Thaye Dorje, accepted by many Tibetans as the 17th Karmapa Lama, He told the BBC he wanted the practice to stop., It is incompatible with the Buddhist principle of non-violence..
The religious leader stated that these types of incidents cause stress and confusion both in Tibetans and in the rest of the world..
Trinley Thaye Dorje has previously been accused by Tibetan groups of being pro-Chinese government.
