Head Lama of Choegyal Monasteries in Gonjo Tulku Palden Wangyal Dies in Custody After Enduring Prolonged Torture

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Dharamshala: Tulku Palden Wangyal, the Head Lama of the Choegyal Monasteries in Botoed (འབོ་སྟོད་གྲོང་), Gardhab (སྒར་འདབ་གྲོང་), Ngyagle (ཉག་ལེ་གྲོང་), and Shungkor (གཞུང་སྐོར་གྲོང་) villages of Gonjo (Ch: Gongjiue) County, passed away in prison at the age of 53 after prolonged detention, according to reliable sources.

Tulku Palden Wangyal was deeply committed to the welfare of the local Tibetan community. He actively advocated for the preservation of Tibetan culture, promoted loyalty to Tibetan identity, and taught the importance of unity by discouraging internal disputes among Tibetans. His respected position and teachings, however, raised suspicion within the Chinese authorities. As a result, he was forcibly a...

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