Background
Dhampa, Khalka Jetsun was born on January 10, 1932 in Lhasa, U Tsang, Tibet. Son of Phenpo Lhundup Khangsar Losang Jampel and Lhamo Yangchen. arrived in India, 1960.
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Khalka Jetsun Dhampa
Edit ProfileEducation
Drepung Gomang, Monastery Lhasa, 1957.
Career
Head lama, Phuntsok Ling Monastery, Tibet, 1951-1960; writer, broadcaster, All India Radio, Darjeeling, 1963-1964; teacher Buddhism, Varanasi, India, 1964-1965; consultant, teacher monastic text, Delhi, India, 1966-1968; counselor, teacher religion, Tibet Refugee Settlement, Mainpat, India, 1981-1982; counselor, teacher religion, Dharamsala, India, since 1992.
Achievements
Connections
Married Pema Choedon, 1957 (deceased 1994). Children: Tukse Tulku, Jampa Namgyal, Tsering Choedon. Married Rinzin Dolma, 1958 (deceased 1993).
Children: Thupten Sherap, Tashi Dhondup (deceased), Sonam Gyatso (deceased), Choephel Yonten.
- Father:
- Phenpo Lhundup Khangsar Losang Jampel
- Mother:
- Lhamo Yangchen
- Spouse:
- Pema Choedon
- Spouse:
- Rinzin Dolma
- child:
- Jampa Namgyal Dhampa
- child:
- Choephel Yonten Dhampa
- child:
- Tukse Tulku Dhampa
- child:
- Sonam Gyatso Dhampa (deceased)
- child:
- Thupten Sherap Dhampa
- child:
- Tsering Choedon Dhampa
- child:
- Tashi Dhondup Dhampa (deceased)
