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Radö Labrang Chandzö
Radö [Tib. ra stod] was from a family of bound peasants/serfs (Tib. mi ser) who became the manager (Chandzö) [Tib. phyag mdzod] of the well-known Radö Rimpoche. In this interview, he discusses his life and Tibet in the 1950's, starting from when the Chinese first came to Tibet in 1951. In particular, he discusses his first-hand account of the 1959 uprising in Lhasa.
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English source transcript · Original PDF page numbers. Wording and transcription uncertainties are retained.
About this interview
- Age at interview
- ca. 67
- Recorded
- 1992
Introduction from the source abstract. The English transcript is reproduced from the archive; its translation has not been independently reviewed by Tibet Archive.
Sources & credits
Melvyn C. Goldstein, editor; Center for Research on Tibet, Case Western Reserve University. Library of Congress, Asian Division.
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