# Palden Gyatso

> Palden Gyatso was a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Arrested for protesting during the Chinese invasion of Tibet, he spent 33 years in Chinese prisons and labor camps, where he was extensively tortured, and served the longest term of any Tibetan political prisoner. After his release in 1992 he fled to Dharamsala in North India, in exile. He was still a practicing monk and became a political activist, traveling the world publicizing the cause of Tibet up until his death in 2018. His autobiography Fire Under the Snow is also known as The Autobiography of a Tibetan Monk. He was the subject of the 2008 documentary film Fire Under the Snow.

*Tibetan monk (1933–2018)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1933
- **Died:** 2018-11-30
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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