Palden

In one incident in November, Palden Choetso, a 35-year-old nun at the Gaden Choeling nunnery, doused herself in gasoline, gulped several mouthfuls, and set herself ablaze, according to accounts by her fellow nuns.

Tibet Strife Spreads as Top Monk Kills Self Brian Spegele 2012

In Daofu, where Ms. Palden and Mr. Tsewang self-immolated, they have become martyrs to some.

Tibet Strife Spreads as Top Monk Kills Self Brian Spegele 2012

Most distressing of all is the sight of Palden Choetso, a 35-year-old nun, burning herself last month.

Tibetans Burn for Their Faith and Freedom Tsering Woeser 2011

Brian Spegele/The Wall Street Journal Palden Choetso kept a list of monks who had self-immolated before her own death in November.

Unprecedented Wave of Self-Immolations 2012

Instead she proceeded toward Palden Choetso, who was engulfed in flames, and she threw a pure white khata to her as a sign of respect.

Tibetans Burn for Their Faith and Freedom Tsering Woeser 2011

A similar act last month, the self-immolation of nun Tenzin Wangmo after Chinese troops shot and injured two Tibetan protestors, on the other hand, went largely unnoticed, even in the blogosphere, as has the death of Tibetan nun Palden Choetso, who burned herself last Tuesday.

Richard Schiffman: In The Internet Age, Tibet Is Still The Hidden Kingdom Richard Schiffman 2011

A similar act last month, the self-immolation of nun Tenzin Wangmo after Chinese troops shot and injured two Tibetan protestors, on the other hand, went largely unnoticed, even in the blogosphere, as has the death of Tibetan nun Palden Choetso, who burned herself last Tuesday.

Richard Schiffman: In The Internet Age, Tibet Is Still The Hidden Kingdom Richard Schiffman 2011

A similar act last month, the self-immolation of nun Tenzin Wangmo after Chinese troops shot and injured two Tibetan protestors, on the other hand, went largely unnoticed, even in the blogosphere, as has the death of Tibetan nun Palden Choetso, who burned herself last Tuesday.

Richard Schiffman: In The Internet Age, Tibet Is Still The Hidden Kingdom Richard Schiffman 2011

A similar act last month, the self-immolation of nun Tenzin Wangmo after Chinese troops shot and injured two Tibetan protestors, on the other hand, went largely unnoticed, even in the blogosphere, as has the death of Tibetan nun Palden Choetso, who burned herself last Tuesday.

Richard Schiffman: In The Internet Age, Tibet Is Still The Hidden Kingdom Richard Schiffman 2011

Along the way she met and fell in love with the crown prince of Sikkim, Palden Thondup Namgyal, whom she later married in 1963.

Collector Gives Tibetan Art Shrine Melanie Grayce West 2011