Geshe Lama Konchog

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Geshe Lama Konchog, born Lobsang Puntsog (1917–2001),^[1] was a renowned Tibetan Buddhist gelugpa lama, who had thousands of followers around the world. Konchog was recognized by the Dalai Lama to be a Great Mahasiddha, or realized guru.

Konchog spent a total of 26 years in isolated mountain retreat, seeking illumination. Beginning in 1985, he resided at Kopan Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal. He also traveled around the world teaching.

Konchog died at the age of 84 in 2001. His funeral rites, and the search for his subsequent reincarnation (Rinpoche) by his close disciple Tenzin Zopa, are documented in the 2008 film, Unmistaken Child.

References

Courtin, Ven. Robina (March 2002). "An Extraordinary Modern-Day Milarepa: The Life and Death of Geshe Lama Konchog". Mandala. Retrieved 4 June 2010.

Notes

↑ Geshe Lama Konchog at The Maitreya Project

External links

Kadampa Teachings by Geshe Lama Konchog
Bio at Kopan Monastery
Bio at Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition
Geshe Lama Konchog's confirmed reincarnation, Phuntsok Rinpoche

Persondata
Name	Konchog, Geshe Lama
Alternative names
Short description	Tibetan Buddhist lama
Date of birth	1927
Place of birth
Date of death	2001
Place of death

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