Samdhong Rinpoche
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Samdhong Rinpoche is a Tibet
an religious title. Rinpoche
means "precious one". The current Samdhong Rinpoche is Lobsang Tenzin
, who is considered by Tibetan buddhists to be the reincarnation of the 4th Samdhong Rinpoche.
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
an religious title. Rinpoche
Rinpoche
Rinpoche or Rinboqê is an honorific used in Tibetan Buddhism. It literally means "precious one," and is used to address or describe Tibetan lamas and other high-ranking or respected teachers. This honor is generally bestowed on reincarnated lamas, or Tulkus, by default...
means "precious one". The current Samdhong Rinpoche is Lobsang Tenzin
Lobsang Tenzin
Lobsang Tenzin, better known by the titles Professor Venerable Samdhong Rinpoche and to Tibetans as the 5th Samdhong Rinpoche , was the previous Prime Minister , of the Central Tibetan Administration, or Tibetan government-in-exile, which is based in Dharamshala, India; Lobsang...
, who is considered by Tibetan buddhists to be the reincarnation of the 4th Samdhong Rinpoche.