Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai
1942
(3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th)
13 March 2003
29 April 1959 – 27 March 1993
(8th, 9th)
27 March 1993 – 15 March 2003
January 1993
Litang County, Kham, China
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Pàbālā Géliè Lǎngjié |
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Wylie | vphags pa lha dge legs rnam rgyal |
Tibetan Pinyin | Pagbalha Gêlêg Namgyä |
Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai (Tibetan: འཕགས་པ་ལྷ་དགེ་ལེགས་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་; Chinese: 帕巴拉·格列朗杰; born February 1940) is the 11th Qamdo Pagbalha Hutuktu of Tibetan Buddhism and a politician of the People's Republic of China. He is a Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and the Honorary President of the Buddhist Association of China. He also formerly served as a Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress, Vice Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region, and Vice President of the Buddhist Association of China.[1] As a Tibetan tulku (incarnate lama), he is notable for his willingness to work in the Chinese government, except during the Cultural Revolution.[2]
Biography
Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai was born in February 1940 in Litang County, in present-day Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province. In 1942, he was recognized as the 11th incarnation of Pagbalha Hutuktu.[1][2] He is a member of the Qangdin Monastery in Qamdo, Tibet.[citation needed]
Following the Battle of Qamdo in 1950, Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai was appointed Vice Chairman of the Qamdo Liberation Committee at the age of 10.[1][2] From 1952 to 1956 he studied Buddhist sutras at the Sera Monastery in Lhasa.[citation needed] In 1956 he became a member of the Tibet Autonomous Region Preparatory Committee, and appointed its Vice Chairman in 1960.[2] He also served as Chairman of the Religious Affairs Committee from 1956 to 1965, and visited Beijing several times, together with the 10th Panchen Lama.[2] In 1959, he became a Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (3rd CPPCC National Committee).[1]
As a Tibetan tulku, he is notable for his willingness to work in the Chinese government since boyhood, except during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976),[2] when he was sent to perform manual labour.[1]
After the end of the Cultural Revolution, he resumed his position as Vice Chairman of the CPPCC, and was most recently re-elected in 2013 to the position in the 12th CPPCC National Committee.[1] From 1993 to 2002, he served as Vice Chairman of the CPPCC Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) Committee, Vice Chairman of the TAR People's Congress Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the TAR People's Government, and Vice President of the Buddhist Association of China. From 1993 to 2003 he also concurrently held the post of Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress.[1] Since 2002 he has been the Honorary President of the Buddhist Association of China.[1]
Family
Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai had an elder brother named Kamqoin Soinam Gyamco [zh]. According to Chinese sources, he was killed by the rebels during the March 1959 Tibetan uprising, in front of Lhasa's Norbulingka.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai". China Vitae. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Mackerras, Colin (2001). The New Cambridge Handbook of Contemporary China. Cambridge University Press. p. 1992. ISBN 978-0-521-78674-4.
- ^ Zhang Xiaoming, ed. (2005). Eyewitnesses to 100 years of Tibet. Wuzhou Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 978-7-5085-0816-0.
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Preceded by Lobzang Tubten Mipam Tsultrim Gyeltsen [zh] | Pagbalha Hutuktu [zh] 1942–present | Incumbent |
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Preceded by | Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 1993–present | Incumbent |
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Preceded by | President of China Committee of Religion and Peace [zh] 2009–present | Incumbent |
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(1954–1959)
(1959–1964)
- Lin Boqu
- Li Jishen
- Luo Ronghuan
- Shen Junru
- Guo Moruo
- Huang Yanpei
- Peng Zhen
- Li Weihan
- Chen Shutong
Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama(fled 1959; dismissed 1964)- Saifuddin Azizi
- Cheng Qian
Choekyi Gyaltsen, Panchen Erdeni(removed 1964)- He Xiangning
- Liu Bocheng
- Lin Feng
(1964–1975)
(1975–1978)
(1978–1983)
- Soong Ching-ling (died 1981)
- Nie Rongzhen (resigned 1980)
- Liu Bocheng (resigned 1980)
- Ulanhu
- Wu De (resigned 1980)
- Wei Guoqing
- Chen Yun
- Guo Moruo (died 1978)
- Tan Zhenlin
- Li Jingquan
- Zhang Dingcheng (resigned 1980; died 1981)
- Cai Chang (resigned 1980)
- Deng Yingchao
- Saifuddin Azizi
- Liao Chengzhi
- Ji Pengfei (secretary-general; resigned 1980)
- Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme
- Zhou Jianren (resigned 1980)
- Xu Deheng
- Hu Juewen
- Peng Zhen (added 1979)
- Xiao Jinguang (added 1979)
- Zhu Yunshan (added 1979; died 1981)
- Shi Liang (added 1979)
- Peng Chong (added 1980)
- Xi Zhongxun (added 1980)
- Su Yu (added 1980)
- Yang Shangkun (added 1980; secretary-general)
- Choekyi Gyaltsen, Panchen Erdeni (added 1980)
- Zhu Xuefan (added 1981)
(1983–1988)
(1988–1993)
(1993–1998)
- Tian Jiyun
- Wang Hanbin
- Ni Zhifu
- Chen Muhua
- Fei Xiaotong
- Sun Qimeng
- Lei Jieqiong
- Qin Jiwei
- Li Ximing
- Wang Bingqian
- Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai
- Wang Guangying
- Cheng Siyuan
- Lu Jiaxi
- Buhe
- Tömür Dawamat
- Gan Ku
- Li Peiyao (murdered 1996)
- Wu Jieping
(1998–2003)
- Tian Jiyun
- Xie Fei
- Jiang Chunyun
- Zou Jiahua
- Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai
- Wang Guangying
- Cheng Siyuan
- Buhe
- Tömür Dawamat
- Wu Jieping
- Peng Peiyun
- He Luli
- Zhou Guangzhao
Cheng Kejie(dismissed & executed 2000)- Cao Zhi
- Ding Shisun
- Cheng Siwei
- Xu Jialu
- Jiang Zhenghua
(2003–2008)
(2008–2013)
(2013–2018)
(2018–2023)
(2023–2028)