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The Dalai Lama sent Samdhong Rinpoche (zam gdong rin po che, b ...

Read more from the biography of Jampel Namdrol Chokyi Gyeltsen


While many continued their fight from their guerilla bases, many members from Gyeltang, as well as Jol and Kongtse Ra, headed to central Tibet and joined Chuzhi Gangdruk Resistance Force (chu bzhi sgang drug), where they comprised the THA, CHA, and GA battalions under the leadership of the treasurers (phyag mdzod) of Kharchen Rinpoche (mkhar chen rin po che), the Fifth Samdhong Lobzang Tenzin (zam gdong 05 blo bzang bstan 'dzin), and Ludrub Rinpoche (klu sgrub rin po che), respectively.[40] The treasurers were also among the founding members and advisors when Chuzhi Gangdruk was founded in 1958 under the leadership of Andruk Gompo Tashi (a 'brug mgon po bkra shis, 1905–1964).[41] Many of these guerilla members of the three regions later escaped to India, Nepal, and Burma ...

Read more from the biography of Pawo Wangchuk Tengpa Lobzang Nyima


... Similarly, in 1969, he presided over the first conference focused on the preservation of Gelukpa tradition, which later culminated in the founding of Geluk International Foundation and the standardization of the Geluk educational system with the guidance and assistance of the Fifth Samdhong, Lobzang Tenzin (zam gdong 05 blo bzang bstan 'dzin, b ...

Read more from the biography of Thupten Lungtok Namgyal Trinley