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Lobzang Tendzin Trinle Gyatso (blo bzang bstan 'dzin 'phrin las rgya mtsho) was born into the royal family of Chone, a semi-independent kingdom in Amdo (a mdo). His brother, Pema Wangchuk (pad+ma dbang phyug, b.1929), inherited the Sakyong position while he became a monk and served as abbot of the royal monastery, Chone Ganden Shedrub Ling (co ne dgon dga' ldan bshad sgrub gling), as was traditional for the younger son of the royal family.

During his abbacy he improved the Sari College (sa ris grwa tshang) and Champa College ('cham pa grwa tshang). He was granted the official title of hutoktu (ho thog thu) by the Republican Guomindang government of China. When the Communists took control of the region the monastery's estates were confiscated and Chone's monastic population was greatly reduced. By 1957 there were only around three hundred monks in residence.

The date and circumstances of his death are not known.

Sonam Dorje is a PHD candidate in Dunhuang Tibetan Manuscripts at North-west Nationalities’ University in Lanzhou.

Published May 2016

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