Tibet Oral History Project
Kalsang Chime Womatsang
Remembering Derge and journeys through Kham
Kalsang Chime Womatsang introduces Derge through its king, the Drichu river and the capital, Gonchen. Later, he recalls the Karmapa travelling through Palpung. His own description of a dream-like memory preserves the uncertainty of recollection alongside the places he names.
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About this interview
- Birth region
- Kham, Tibet
- Age at interview
- 73
- Left Tibet
- 1983
- Interview / catalogue date
- 2015-04-07
Editorial introduction based on the English transcript, not a quotation or a reviewed Tibetan translation.
Sources & credits
Original interview and transcript: Tibet Oral History Project. Rights remain with the source and respective holders.
Introduction references: PDF p. 5, PDF p. 7.