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Tsering Passang | London | 19 February 2026
The Tibetan world stands in solemn reflection following the passing of Tendzin Choegyal, the 16th Ngari Rinpoche, who died on 17 February 2026 at his residence, Kashmir Cottage, in Dharamsala, northern India. As the youngest brother of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Ngari Rinpoche was far more than a member of the Tibetan leader’s immediate family; he was a steadfast patriot, a candid intellectual, and a lifelong servant of the Tibetan cause whose presence shaped the exile experience for more than six decades.
His passing at the age of 80 comes scarcely a year after the death of his elder brother, Gyalo Thondup, marking the close of a remarkable chapter in a family that has stood at the heart of Tibet’s modern history...
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