Ngari Rinpoche: key obituary facts
Is Ngari Rinpoche dead? Yes. Ngari Rinpoche died on February 17, 2026, at age 79.
Cause of death: Ngari Rinpoche's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Ngari Rinpoche known for?
Ngari Rinpoche was a Tulku.
More about Ngari Rinpoche
Born: Tenzin ChoegyalMarch 1946Lhasa, Tibet.
Occupation: Tulku.
Ngari Rinpoche, the Tibetan tulku and politician known as Tenzin Choegyal, died on February 17, 2026, at the age of 79.
Born in Lhasa in March 1946, he was the younger brother of the 14th Dalai Lama. He was recognized as the 16th Ngari Rinpoche and entered Drepung Monastery at age seven.
He later lived in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India, where he died.
Tenzin Choegyal (Standard Tibetan: བསྟན་འཛིན་ཆོས་རྒྱལ; March 1946 – 17 February 2026) was a Tibetan tulku and politician.