About Dezhung Rinpoche
Lived 1906 – 1987 (aged 81). Dezhung Rinpoche was a linguist and writer.
Dezhung Rinpoche Kunga Tenpai Nyima , born Kunchok Lhundrup (February 26, 1906
Rinpoche was the teacher of a number of renowned Tibetologists, including Turrell V. Wylie and E. Gene Smith, Tibetan Art expert Jeff Watt and the root teacher of leading translator Christopher Wilkinson.
Rinpoche died in 1987. His reincarnation, Dezhung Rinpoche IV, was born in Seattle in 1991, and trained at Tharlam Monastery in Nepal.
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Who was Dezhung Rinpoche?
Lama (1906–1987)
When was Dezhung Rinpoche born?
Dezhung Rinpoche was born on 26 February 1906 in Kham.
When did Dezhung Rinpoche die?
Dezhung Rinpoche died on 16 May 1987 in Boudhanath.
What was Dezhung Rinpoche's occupation?
Dezhung Rinpoche was a linguist and writer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Dezhung Rinpoche. https://biography.guide/dezhung-rinpoche/
MLA: "Dezhung Rinpoche." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/dezhung-rinpoche/.
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