07 May 2008
Lobsang P Lhalungpa dies
(TibetNet) Lobsang P Lhalungpa, who established the first Tibetan language programme on All India Radio and had dedicated himself to the preservation of Tibetan Buddhism and culture, died on 28 April, aged 82. According to an obituary published by the CTA, he died of internal injuries suffered as a result of a car accident in Santa Fe in New Mexico, USA. A funeral service was conducted on 01 May. On 04 May, a group of monks from Drepung Loseling monastery led a memorial service, attended by a mixed group of some 400 people from the Tibetan communities in Sante Fe and Alberquerque. The Dalai Lama, through his representative based in office of Tibet in New York, conveyed a condolence message and prayers to the bereaved family members. Lobsang Lhalungpa translated extensively over the past 40 years for the Dalai Lama, and also translated his English speeches into Tibetan.