Dalai Lama bereaved by the passing of his youngest brother

Tenzin Choegyal, known by his religious persona of Ngari Rinpoche and the youngest brother of the Dalai Lama, passed away at his Kashmir Cottage residence in Dharamshala, India, on Feb 17 afternoon, aged 80. The religious ceremony of his cremation was carried out on Feb 19.

Born in Tibet’s capital Lhasa in 1946, Ngari Rinpoche travelled with the Dalai Lama on many of his tours, including the 1954-1955 visit to China, the 1956 visit to India and post-1959 travels in many other countries.

Named as Tenzin Choegyal by the current Dalai Lama and recognized as the 16th reincarnation of the Ngari Rinpoche at four, he was enthroned at the monastery founded by the first Ngari Rinpoche near Lhasa. He studied at this monastery and latter at the Drepung monastic university. Lhasa.

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