Geshe Lama Konchog, born Lobsang Puntsog (1927– October 15, 2001), was a Tibetan Buddhist lama of the

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school, who had thousands of followers around the world.''Unmistaken Child'' – The Film
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. Konchog was recognized by the

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to be a

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, or realized guru.His Holiness the

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The Confirmation Letter of the Unmistaken Reincarnation of the Late Great Mahasiddha Geshe Lama Konchog
17 December 2005.Gopa, Ven. Tenzin
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Losang Dragpa Centre, 2006. pp. 5, 34, 36. Konchog spent a total of 26 years in isolated mountain retreat, seeking illumination. Beginning in 1985, he resided at

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. He also traveled around the world teaching. Konchog died at the age of 74 in 2001. Tenzin Nyudrup (Phuntsok Rinpoche) was recognized by the

to be Konchog's reincarnation. Konchog's funeral rites, and the search for his subsequent reincarnation by his close disciple

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, are documented in the 2008 film, ''

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External links

Geshe Lama Konchok
biography at the

website
Geshe Lama Konchog
at PhuntsokRinpoche.com Blog
Phuntsok Rinpoche
(confirmed reincarnation of Geshe Lama Konchog) {{DEFAULTSORT:Konchog, Geshe Lama 1917 births 2001 deaths Gelug Lamas Lamas from Tibet Mahayana Buddhists