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2015-03-15
時間：2015年3月14日
地點：台灣聖山－生態教育園區
主辦：台灣大地文教基金會
就在各地聲援圖博抗暴日的時刻，2015年3月14日，於台灣中心點的南投草屯舉行了一場「圖博英雄塔揭塔典禮暨圖博英靈追思會」，追思自焚的博巴，紀念這些勇敢不屈服的靈魂，這也是台灣第一座為了紀念圖博自焚烈士而興建的紀念建築。主辦單位是台灣大地文教基金會，一個以推動「228台灣神信仰」來推動台灣民主獨立建國的民間團體，而此圖博英雄塔則坐落於基金會所維護管理之「台灣聖山－生態教育園區」，一個以紀念為台灣民主、自由、人權所犧牲的先賢先烈之教育場域。台灣各界民主人士、達賴喇嘛西藏宗教基金會董事長達瓦才仁以及在台圖博人、僧人均到場參與追思儀式。
「圖博英雄塔」高約5-6公尺，底下有一大理石方形基座，象徵大地，基座上不僅刻有英雄塔塔文、圖博國旗，更特地以藏文刻上2008年以來為圖博自焚犧牲的烈士姓名，英雄塔中段為一鐵製塔身，此塔身乃是中國文化大革命時期，被毀壞的寺廟之殘存文物，塔上兩顆大小石球，則象徵圓滿。
儀式中，眾人齊唱圖博國歌與台灣民間歌謠，也有三位圖博僧侶在英雄塔前修法祈福。主辦單位台灣大地文教基金會董事長楊緒東醫師表示台灣人與圖博人是相同愛自由、爭獨立、反中國暴政的民族，而中國最近強迫達賴喇嘛一定要轉世，實在是太惡劣！台灣收視率最高的電視台「民視」的董事長田再庭先生則讚揚這些圖博烈士是當今地球村的民主英雄，所以民視會報導今天的儀式。台獨精神領袖，今年98歲的史明老先生則強調台灣人與圖博人要追求獨立的信念要堅定，更要多加努力，不能像俱樂部一樣只是一直在講話。達賴喇嘛西藏宗教基金會董事長達瓦才仁表達了對台灣人的感謝，有了這個英雄塔人們才會記得這些圖博烈士的故事與圖博的慘況。台灣圖博之友會會長周美里說她今天來台灣聖山很感動，而這些為台灣與圖博犧牲生命的人，真的就是國家的守護神。其中大地志工，同時也是藏傳佛教徒的廖建超說在緬懷追思鄭南榕因爭取百分之百言論自由而自焚和驕傲地喊出「我是台灣人，我主張台灣獨立」的同時，莫忘遠在千里外，有一群跟台灣人一樣追求民主自由的雪域子民，正以勇敢的姿態爭取他們的宗教自由和國家獨立。
台灣(Taiwan)與圖博(Tibet)，雙T的兩個國家，面臨同樣中共政權的壓迫與滲透，圖博英雄塔是為了連結島嶼與高原的共同的價值而建立。自焚的圖博人已無法發聲，圖博英雄塔落成後，希望能隨時提醒台灣人自由的可貴，並期待烈士英靈於天上繼續發揮力量，因為爭民主、愛人權並打造自己民族的國家，是台灣和圖博共同的目標和理想，也願達賴喇嘛尊者能早日自由往來於圖博與台灣兩國之間，促進世界和平。
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As peoples around the world in solidarity with the Tibetan uprising day, a ceremony of "Tibetan Uprising Tower Opening and Martyrs Memorial" to memorialize those brave souls of Tibetan Self-immolations was held in Caotun, Nantou at the center of Taiwan on March 14, 2015. Also, it is the first tower built in Taiwan to commemorate Tibetan Self-immolations. The activity organizer, Taiwan Tati Cultural and Educational Foundation, is a civil society with the main goal in advocating a democratic and independent state of Taiwan through a promotion of "the Faith of 228 Tâi-uân-sîn(Taiwanese pronunciation of Taiwan gods)". The tower is seated in the “Taiwan Holy Mountain - Ecological Education Park”, a place to educate and memorialize to those who sacrifice their lives for the sake of Taiwan's democracy, freedom and human rights, and maintained by the organization. Democracy activists, Dawa Tsering chairman of the Tibet Religious Foundation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tetetan in Taiwan and monks were all invited to attend the ceremony.
The Tibetan Uprising Tower is about 5-6 meters high and is placed on a square base of marble symbolizing the great land. The surface of base is engraved with memorial inscription and Tibetan flag. More specially, it is carved in Tibetan alphabet with the martyrs' names of self-immolations since 2008. The main section of tower was made by iron. In fact, it is a artifacts from a ruined temple during the Cultural Revolution in China. And, a small and a large size of stone ball stacked on the top and under the iron body symbolizes the perfection.
In the ceremony, people sang Tibetan National Anthem and Taiwan famous folk song together, there were also three Tibetan gurus prayed sutra in front of the tower. The main organizer, MD. Hsu-tung Yang, chairman of Taiwan Tati Cultural and Educational Foundation, expressed that Taiwanese and Tibetan are in the same team to fight for democracy and independence and resist China's violence. And Chinese officials recently forced Dalai Lama to reincarnate that is too evil. Mr. Zai-ting Tian, chairman of Formosa TV(the highest-rated TV station in Taiwan), then praised those sacrificed Tibetan are democratic heroes in this global village, so the TV station will report today's ceremony. A 98-year-old Mr. Su Beng, a spiritual leader of Taiwan independence, urged that Taiwanese and Tibetan must keep the faith to fight for independence, and make more effort, not just talking and talking like a club. Dawa Tsering, chairman of the Tibet Religious Foundation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed his gratitude to Taiwanese, with the tower, people will remember those Tibetan's story and suffering. Mei-li Chou, president of the Taiwan Friends of Tibet said she was so touched to come to Taiwan Holy Mountain, and people who sacrificed their lives to Taiwan and Tibet are really national guardian gods. Rainbow Liao, a Tati volunteer and also a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism, said that "Recollecting of Cheng Nan-jung setting himself on fire in insisting on the freedom of speech, and shouts proudly that "I am Taiwanese, I advocate Taiwan independence" and at the same time, we shall not forget in a distant away that a group of people live in a snowland and have the same values as we do in pursing democracy and freedom, and now they are struggling bravely for their religious freedom and Tibet independence."
Taiwan and Tibet both countries face the oppression and infiltration of Chinese Communist regime. The Tibetan Uprising Tower is built for the link between the island and the plateau and for the values shared by the both sides of people. After the completion of tower, we are hoping that it will always remind the people of Taiwan of freedom is precious, and looking forward to the souls of the martyrs in heaven continue to unleash the power since striving for democracy, cherishing human rights and creating own nation state are the common goals and ideals for the peoples of Taiwan and Tibetan, and also hoping His Holiness the Dalai Lama can freely visit Taiwan sooner.
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