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Choephel; Gedun Choephel’s daughter Gakyi Yangzom (Lhasa); Dorje Gyal, a native of Gedun Choephel’s hometown; and Thupten Tsepel Taikang (U.S.A.), who had met Gedun Choephel and heard him speak on several occasions. Horkhang Jampa Tendar (Lhasa), the son of Sonam Penbar Horkhang, who was a close friend and student of Gedun Choephel, and had been caretaker of his writings, spoke about the friendship between the latter and his family. Mrs. Lodi Lhawang (Canada), with her son Jamyang Norbu (U.S.A.) translating for her, shared details about her brother’s close friendship with Gedun Choephel and her own encounters with him in her home in Lhasa as a young girl. She recounted how Gedun Choephel suggested to her that since Tara is a female deity, a thangka of Tara painted by a woman would be better than if
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painted by a man. She acted on his request and painted a thangka of Tara for him. Also shown was a filmed interview with the late
#78-(m-1k ]m-S- 11 3|=- 9 (m,-W-#:-,-9}+-.8m-?-B{=-O-&{,-0}+-<m-:m#painter Amdo Jampa, and more of the videotaped conversation #bo$-6m0-8'v#-"$-#m-8#,-84n,-0C-<m=-3|-:m$-;#=-,=-"+#{-8`o,-&}=-8/{;->m- with Tseten Yudon in Lhasa. Sadly, Tseten Yudon passed away @#-Km=-+$-k :m-1}k !q-Q=-=}#=-<m-!}:k" 6{=-.8m-3~#=-!}:-;-+0v-84n,-#,$-k just a few months after the conference, so this taped interview is especially precious contribution to the proceedings and to the W-#:-L-:1-=-;-,-9}+-.8m-0}+-<m-+.{-14~+-"$-#m-1"=-+0$-R}-07$-<zm-;#=- an library’s collections. ,=-+.{-14~+-"$-+{-#:-0bo#=-.8m-+#{-8`o,-&}=-8/{;-;#=-<m-@#-Km=-0%:1-P-&{,-+#-#7m#=-80v;-#,$-k Q}#-0J,-07}-1",-;v8v-"m-O+-;v:-(=v8m-=m-) A Scholar and Artist ;#=-<m=-<$-0C-<m=-3|-:m$-;#=-+$-R}-07$-<zm-;#=-;-1(1-8K{;->m=-"}$Sunday, November 9, Tashi Tsering of Amnye Machen Institute #m-Q}#-8Js;->m-14~+-`o-0=#=-9}+-.8m-+#{-8`o,-&}=-8/{;-;#=-<m-!q-.:-E$=- On moderated a panel “Manuscripts, Illustrations, and Personal Items 1$--3~#=-bo#=-.-9}$=-;-#=;-0<+-+$-d#=-,=-#7m#=-80v;-#,$-k of Gedun Choephel.” Lobsang Shastri (India) of Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala showed the considerable
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holdings of Gedun Choephel material in his institution. Filmmaker Luc Schaedler (Switzerland) also shared with the audience his extensive collection of digitally stored photos and reproductions in conjunction with presentations by Tashi Tsering and Lobsang Shastri. In honor of Gedun Choephel’s skills as an artist, Dr. Clare Harris of Oxford University (United Kingdom) presented a talk
A page from Gedun Choephel’s personal notebook. Collection of Jampa Tendar Horkhang.
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