Thubten Nyima Lungtok Tenzin Norbu


Thubten Nyima Lungtok Tenzin Norbu is an Indian cleric who was a Ganden Tripa - now known as Ganden Trisur. He was the 102nd holder of the position. Previously, he was the Changtse Chosje.
Norbu was born in 1928 into the Royal House of Matho, a cadet branch of the Royal Family of Ladakh. His father was Prince Phuntsog Namgyal, a direct descendant of the Kings of Ladakh. Norbu's mother, Tsering Lhazom, was from the aristocratic Leh Kalon family. He was the nephew of the 19th Bakula Rinpoche.