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Gendün Namgyal
Gendün Namgyal was a monk from Gomang College of the Drepung Monastery. In this interview, he discusses the reason as to why he became a monk and also the procedures surrounding the process. He talks about how he made his livelihood once he was without a geyen and what he studied. He discusses how he was arrested at the time of the revolt, his work in Kongpo after he was released and his rejoining of the monastery later. He also discusses the positions that the Böpa can have and the systems surrounding this. Additionally, he talks about the 14 tsondu members in Gomand Tratsang and the opinion of a large number of monks in the monastery. .
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About this interview
- Recorded
- ca. 2000-2002
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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