Jamphel Yeshe Gyaltsen
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Jamphel Yeshe Gyaltsen, aka Thupten Jampel Yishey Gyantsen, (Dagpo, 1910 - Lhasa
, 1947) was a Tibet
an tulku
and the fifth Reting Rinpoche
.
. He was forced to lay down office and was succeeded in the beginning of 1941 by Taktra Rinpoche
. Subsequently he was alleged to have organized an uprising against his replacement. He died in 1947 in the prisons of Lhasa's Potala, apparently the victim of poisoning. His jailor also allegedly reported that his testicles were bound and beaten until he died of the pain.
The episode exposed a number of the political dimensions of the religious hierarchy in Lhasa. Critics of the fifth Reting Rinpoche accused him of widespread corruption, and involvement with married women as a monk. Defenders alleged that his imprisonment was partly the result of his attraction to the teachings of the Nyingma
lineage, a politically sensitive orientation, and that the case against him had been fabricated by the cabinet minister Kapshopa.
His successor was Tenzin Jigme Thutob Wangchuk
as the sixth Reting Rinpoche, which is being challenged by another that act by the title of Reting Hutukthu.
Lhasa
Lhasa is the administrative capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China and the second most populous city on the Tibetan Plateau, after Xining. At an altitude of , Lhasa is one of the highest cities in the world...
, 1947) was a Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
an tulku
Tulku
In Tibetan Buddhism, a tulku is a particular high-ranking lama, of whom the Dalai Lama is one, who can choose the manner of his rebirth. Normally the lama would be reincarnated as a human, and of the same sex as his predecessor. In contrast to a tulku, all other sentient beings including other...
and the fifth Reting Rinpoche
Reting Rinpoche
Reting Rinpoche is the title held by abbots of Reting Monastery, a Buddhist monastery in central Tibet. The identity of the present Reting Rinpoche is contested.-History of the lineage:...
.
Life
Gyantsen played a significant role in Tibetan history as the one-time regent of the present (14th) Dalai Lama14th Dalai Lama
The 14th Dalai Lama is the 14th and current Dalai Lama. Dalai Lamas are the most influential figures in the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, although the 14th has consolidated control over the other lineages in recent years...
. He was forced to lay down office and was succeeded in the beginning of 1941 by Taktra Rinpoche
Taktra Rinpoche
Ngawang Sungrab Thutob was the third Taktra Rinpoche, Wylie transliteration: sTag-brag pandita and regent of Tibet.He was responsible for raising and educating the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso....
. Subsequently he was alleged to have organized an uprising against his replacement. He died in 1947 in the prisons of Lhasa's Potala, apparently the victim of poisoning. His jailor also allegedly reported that his testicles were bound and beaten until he died of the pain.
The episode exposed a number of the political dimensions of the religious hierarchy in Lhasa. Critics of the fifth Reting Rinpoche accused him of widespread corruption, and involvement with married women as a monk. Defenders alleged that his imprisonment was partly the result of his attraction to the teachings of the Nyingma
Nyingma
The Nyingma tradition is the oldest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism . "Nyingma" literally means "ancient," and is often referred to as Nga'gyur or the "old school" because it is founded on the first translations of Buddhist scriptures from Sanskrit into Tibetan, in the eighth century...
lineage, a politically sensitive orientation, and that the case against him had been fabricated by the cabinet minister Kapshopa.
His successor was Tenzin Jigme Thutob Wangchuk
Tenzin Jigme
Tenzin Jigme was a Tibetan tulku and the sixth Reting Rinpoche.His reincarnation is recognized by the Tibetan government...
as the sixth Reting Rinpoche, which is being challenged by another that act by the title of Reting Hutukthu.