Ngari Rinpoche, youngest brother of Dalai Lama, passes away at 80

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Tenzin Nyidon 

DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 17: Ngari Rinpoche Tenzin Choegyal, the youngest brother of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, passed away at the age of 80 at his residence, Kashmir Cottage, in Dharamshala. His demise marks the end of a life dedicated to the preservation of Tibetan religion, culture, and the political aspirations of the Tibetan people in exile.

Born in Lhasa in 1946, the Fire Dog year of the 16th Rabjung cycle, Ngari Rinpoche was raised in a family that would become central to Tibet’s modern history. Following the Chinese illegal occupation of Tibet in 1959, he accompanied His Holiness the Dalai Lama into exile in India, joining thousands of Tibetans who fled their homelan...

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