Mother of Late Hungkar Rinpoche Passes Away Following Prolonged Illness and Grief

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Late Hungkar Rinpoche with his mother Kasa Dukar Dolma, who passes away following prolonged illness and grief.

Dharamshala: Kasa Dukar Dolma (Tib: ཀ་བཟའ་གདུགས་དཀར་སྒྲོལ་མ།), 85, the mother of the late Hungkar Rinpoche, reportedly passed away on 6 May 2025 in Golog, Amdo, following a prolonged illness caused and exacerbated by the distress and emotional toll of her son’s suspicious death. The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has verified the news through credible sources, although it only surfaced on 11 May due to heightened restrictions on the flow of information from inside Tibet. Her passing marks another tragic chapter in the unfolding aftermath of Rinpoche’s untimely death, which occurred under suspicious circumstances in Vietnam while allegedly in the custody of Chinese authorities in late March this year.

Hungkar Rinpoche’s sudden demise generated widespread international concern, with many rights organizations and m...

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