Daja Wangchuk Meston

Daja Wangchuk Meston (September 1970 – July 11, 2010) was an author and Tibet activist, an American citizen who was raised as a Tibetan Buddhist monk. In 2007 he published his memoir, Comes the Peace: My Journey to Forgiveness (with Clare Ansberry; Free Press, 2007).

He was the grandson of John Meston, the screenwriter. Daja's mother Feather is the daughter of John Meston from his first marriage.

Meston was taken to Nepal at the age of 3 after his mother was drawn there for religious reasons. After being ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist nun by Lama Thubten Yeshe his mother placed Meston as a foster child with a Tibetan family, and at the age of 6, he was given to the care of Kopan Monastery as a novice monk. he escaped by jumping from a third-story window but was seriously injured. The Chinese authorities released him on humanitarian grounds after pressure from family, friends, NGOs, US and European governments and international supporters. The People's Republic of China banned him from entering Tibet.

After a long struggle with depression, Meston committed suicide on July 11, 2010.