{"id":55980,"date":"2025-04-11T20:30:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T03:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/vigil-prayer-and-protest-demand-probe-into-death-of-tibetan-buddhist-leader\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T20:30:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T03:30:18","slug":"vigil-prayer-and-protest-demand-probe-into-death-of-tibetan-buddhist-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/en\/vigil-prayer-and-protest-demand-probe-into-death-of-tibetan-buddhist-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Vigil, prayer and protest demand probe into death of Tibetan Buddhist leader"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tibetan Youth Congress activists protested outside the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi on Friday following the death of revered Tibetan religious leader Tulku Hungkar Dorje while in custody in Vietnam.<\/p>\n

In Dharamsala, dozens of Tibetan devotees marched in the streets for a candlelight prayer and vigil. <\/p>\n

On April 3, Lung Ngon Monastery in Gade county (Gande in Chinese), Golog prefecture, Qinghai province, issued a statement confirming that its revered 56-year-old abbot<\/a>, had died in Vietnam\u2019s Ho Chi Minh City due to poor health. <\/p>\n

The monastery\u2019s statement gave no further details. His followers say he had been missing for eight months.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am troubled to learn of the mysterious death of Tibetan religious leader Tulku Hungkar Dorjee in Vietnam,\u201d said U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern in a post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Massachusetts Democrat said the State Department \u201cmust urge Vietnam to do a full and transparent independent investigation.<\/p>\n

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I am troubled to learn of the mysterious death of Tibetan religious leader Tulku Hungkar Dorjee in Vietnam. He had been harassed by authorities in China for running his monastery and schools. @StateDept<\/a> must urge Vietnam to do a full and transparent independent investigation. https:\/\/t.co\/YR0HlxynfL<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rep. Jim McGovern (@RepMcGovern) April 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tulku Hungkar Dorje was a renowned religious teacher, philanthropist, and educator. He disappeared in August 2025 after he called at a public teaching in July for the preservation of Tibetan language and culture.<\/p>\n

Chinese authorities forbid the monastery and local residents from holding public memorial services and prayers for the abbot, underscoring the sensitivity of his death, three sources from the region told Radio Free Asia on Wednesday. <\/p>\n

The sources requested anonymity because they feared reprisals.<\/p>\n

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Devotees of revered Tibetan Buddhist monk Tulku Hungkar Dorjee take part in a candlelight vigil in Dharamsala, India, April 11, 2025.<\/figcaption>(RFA Tibetan)<\/small><\/figure>\n
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Devotees of revered Tibetan Buddhist monk Tulku Hungkar Dorjee take part in a candlelight vigil in Dharamsala, India, April 11, 2025.<\/figcaption>(RFA Tibetan)<\/small><\/figure>\n
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Devotees of revered Tibetan Buddhist monk Tulku Hungkar Dorjee take part in a candlelight vigil in Dharamsala, India, April 11, 2025.<\/figcaption>(RFA Tibetan)<\/small><\/figure>\n

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