- Tenpai Wangchuk
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Tenpai Wangchuk (1855 – 1882), was the 8th
Panchen Lama ofTibet .In 1822 the 10th Dalai Lama, was placed upon the Golden Throne and soon after his enthronement received his pre-novice ordination from Palden Tenpai Nyima, who gave him the name of
Tsultrim Gyatso . [Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche. (1982). "Life and tines of the Eighth to Twelfth Dalai Lamas." "The Tibet Journal". Vol. VII Nos. 1 & 2. Spring/Summer 1982, p. 49.] He also administered the Gelong vows (full ordination) to Tsultrin Gyatso in 1831. ["His Holiness the Tenth Dalai Lama TSULTRIM GYATSO." [http://namgyalmonastery.org/hhdl/hhdl10] ]Unfortunately, all the tombs from the Fifth to the Ninth Panchen Lamas were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution and have been rebuilt by the 10th Panchen Lama with a huge tomb at
Tashilhunpo Monastery inShigatse , known as the Tashi Langyar. [Mayhew, Bradley and Kohn, Michael. (2005) "Tibet". 6th Edition. Lonely Planet Publications. ISBN 1-74059-523-8 p. 175.]Footnotes
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