Dharamshala: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Speaker of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, attended as special guest at the 37th birth anniversary of the 11th Panchen Lama, Jetsun Tenzin Gedhun Yeshi Trinley Phuntsok Pal Sangpo (Gedhun Choekyi Nyima), held at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, on 25 April 2026. Chief Guest Sikyong Penpa Tsering, alongside special guests Chief Justice Commissioner Yeshi Wangmo, Secretary Lobsang Jinpa of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as well as Tashi Lhunpo Abbot Zeegyab Rinpoche, MP Samten Choedon, MP Ngodup Dorjee, MP Lobsang Gyatso Sither, MP Choephel Thupten, and other dignitaries were also present.
The Speaker described his participation as a meaningful occasio...





