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Thubten Jigme Norbu

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Death15 years ago
Date of birth August 16,1922
Zodiac sign Leo
Born Taktser
China
Date of died September 5,2008
DiedBloomington
Indiana
United States
Spouse Kunyang Norbu
Children Kunga Norbu
Lhundrup Norbu
Jigme Norbu
BooksTibet: A Handbook
Tibet
Tibet: Its History, Religion and People
Parents Diki Tsering
Choekyong Tsering
Siblings Tsering Dolma
Gyalo Thondup
Lobsang Samden
Tenzin Choegyal
Jetsun Pema
14th Dalai Lama
NationalityAmerican
Chinese
Tibetan
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID1361096
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Thubten Jigme Norbu Life story


Thubten Jigme Norbu, recognised as the Taktser Rinpoche, was a Tibetan lama, writer, civil rights activist and professor of Tibetan studies and was the eldest brother of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. He was one of the first high-profile Tibetans to go into exile and was the first to settle in the United States.

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