Murder in Drepung Monastery: Depa Norbu http://bit.ly/2LfeZGc Depa Norbu སྡེ་པ་ནོར་བུ། „Norbu (nor bu) was born in the village of Gyale (rgyal le) in the Tolung Valley (stod lung), northwest of Lhasa. As younger brother of Desi Sonam Chopel (sde srid bsod nams chos phel, 1595-1658) he was born sometime after 1595. His early title of Nangso (nang so), literally meaning ‘internal spy’ or ‘border protector,’ indicates an official with military and religious power, or a manager, and is often applied to the younger sibling of a ruling house. As a young man Norbu was retained as an aide by his brother who was already Treasurer and Chagdzo (phyag mdzod) — the personal manager and principal attendant — of Lobzang Gyatso, the young Fifth Dalai Lama Lobzang Gyatso (tA la’i bla ma 05 blo bzang rgya mtsho, 1617-1682). Only a few histories covering this period even mention Depa Norbu in passing, and the best source that we have for his life and activities is the autobiography of Lobzang Gyatso, who is not sympathetic to him.“ Continue reading via link above #buddhism #buddha #tibetans #spiritual #wisdom #TsemRinpoche #Manjushri #bhodrangzen #compassion #dharma #sangha #devotion #inspiration #FreeTibet #TibetCause #TheLieLama #DalaiLama #humanrights #JaiHind #India #Tibet #Lhasa #mumbai #bangalore #TwoPanchenLamas #buddhists #zen #DorjeShugden
