On the afternoon of the 10th April, five monastic representatives from Lung Ngon Monastery in Gade County, Golok, were permitted only a brief viewing of Tulku Hungkar Dorje’s face. They were not allowed to see his full body.

There are growing calls for transparency regarding the cause of Tulku Hungkar Dorje’s death. On the afternoon of the 10th, five monastic representatives from Lung Ngon Monastery were allowed to view the Rinpoche’s face for merely two to three minutes at Vinmec Central Park International Hospital. However, they were not permitted to see the full body, nor was the body handed over to the monastery or his family. Meanwhile, stringent restrictions remain in place on prayer gatherings and rituals at Lung Ngon Monastery.

Addressing the issue, Khenpo Jü Tenkyong, Director of the Amye Machen Institute, told our reporter: “On the 10th, officials from the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam and five monks from Lung Ngon Monastery were allowed to see Rinpoche’s face for only two or three minutes, in groups of three at a time. After that, contact with relevant parties was cut off, and there is no clarity about the current situation.”