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Alak Jigme Thinley Lhundup Rinpoche
Alak Jigme Thinley Lhundup or Alak Jigme Lhundup Rinpoche (1938 – 26 July 2012) was a Tibetan people, Tibetan Tulku, as well as the former speaker of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile and former Minister with the Central Tibet Administration, exile Tibet administration. Life and work Early life and recognition as Jigme Tulku Alak Jigme Thinley Lhundup was born in 1938 at Tongren County, Rebkong, Amdo, Tibet and raised there. ''Kasur'' Alak Jigme was recognised as the reincarnation of ''Jigme Rinpoche'' of the Rebkong Ringpo Monastery at the age of 7. Monastic life in Lhasa and escape to India While on a pilgrimage to Lhasa in 1955 to seek audiences with HH 14th Dalai Lama and the 10th Panchen Lama, Lhundup joined the Gaden Jangtse Monastery as a novice monk on the advice of the 14th Dalai Lama. Following the occupation of Tibet, in April 1959 Alak Jigme escaped through Bhutan into exile to India. He received numerous teachings from various teachers including from the ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tongren County
Tongren (; ), known to Tibetans as Rebgong () in the historic region of Amdo, is the capital and second smallest administrative subdivision by area within Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai, China. The city has an area of 3465 square kilometers and a population of ~80,000 (2002), 75% Tibetan. The economy of the city includes agriculture and aluminium mining. The city has a number of Tibetan Buddhist temples and gompas, including the large and significant Rongwo Monastery of the Gelug school. It is known as a center of thangka painting. Regong arts were named on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists in 2009. In October, 2010 there were reports of large demonstrations in Tongren by Tibetan students who reportedly shouted the slogans, “equality of ethnic groups” and “freedom of language." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |