Chime Rinpoche death at age 84
Chime Rinpoche, a Tibetan lama and teacher, died on March 24, 2026, in London, England, at the age of 84. Born near Jyekundo, Kham, Tibet, on October 8, 1941, he…
Named Rinpoche
16 obituaries for famous people named Rinpoche. See who they were, when they died, and read their memorial pages.
Ngari Rinpoche dies at 79
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…
Yeshe Lodoi has died at age 81
81–82 Died on Thursday February 20th 2025
Khenpo Tsultrim obituary: died at age 90
Tibetan Buddhist scholar Died on Saturday June 29th 2024
Thubten Zopa dies at age 76
Tibetan Buddhist lama Died on Thursday April 13th 2023
Rizong Rinpoche dies at age 95
Indian Tibetan cleric Died on Thursday December 22nd 2022
Gangchen Tulku, died aged 78
Tibetan-Italian Buddhist monk Died on Monday April 20th 2020
Khenpo Karthar obituary: died at age 95
Tibetan Karma Kagyu lama Died on Thursday October 17th 2019
Tsem Tulku passed away at age 53
Taiwanese-born Tibetan teacher from Malaysia Died on Thursday September 5th 2019
Sogyal Rinpoche died at age 72
Tibetan Dzogchen lama and writer (The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying) Died on Wednesday August 28th 2019
Lodi Gyari passed away at age 69
Tibetan diplomat Died on Monday October 29th 2018
Yangthang Rinpoche obituary: died at age 86
Indian Buddhist teacher Died on Saturday October 29th 2016
Taklung Tsetrul, died aged 89
Tibetan lama Died on Wednesday December 23rd 2015
Obituary: Tenzin Delek, dead at age 65
Chinese Tibetan buddhist monk and political prisoner Died on Sunday July 12th 2015
Death of Akong Rinpoche at age 73
Tibetan-born British Buddhist teacher and author Died on Tuesday October 8th 2013
Denma Locho died at age 86
Tibetan lama Died on Thursday October 23rd 2014