Founded in 1760, Sershul is a large monastery of great historic and religious significance, famous for its scholarship.[2]<\/sup> It contains relics linked to Nalanda monastery in India, whose teachings were famously preserved by Tibetan masters, and has an Institute for Higher Buddhist Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Indicating his significance to the Tibetan people and integral role in the survival of Tibetan Buddhism on the Tibetan plateau, there was an outpouring of tributes to Geshe Jampel Loshe after his death from many intellectuals and religious masters inside Tibet.[3]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n His death was \u201ca huge loss for wisdom and a victory for ignorance,\u201d a\n Tibetan writer said in a post on social media. \u201cHis departure is like \nthe disappearance of a bright shooting star who educated and inspired \npeople to fulfill their potential of a meaningful life in this \ndisturbing era when people are wasting their time on gossip and chat via\n the internet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Geshe from Labrang in the Tibetan area of Amdo said: \u201cIt is rare for someone to have reached this position of dedicated practice; there are very few in Tibet who serve Tibetan Buddhism through teaching [oral transmission], debating and writing.\u201d[4]<\/sup> Another teacher wrote: \u201cThe passing of [Geshe Jampel Loshe] is a devastating blow to the restoration of Buddhism and revitalization of traditional Buddhist philosophical debate in Tibetan areas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another teacher, also a Geshe, posted a tribute saying that Geshe \nJampel Loshe was \u201chugely influential\u201d in the study of Buddhism in \nTibetan monasteries. He said that Geshe Jampel Loshe not only had a high\n level of education and teaching skills but always personally addressed \nmanagement issues at his monastery, ensuring the system was continually \nimproved and motivating individuals to work on their studies and follow \nmonastic practice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A teacher in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba), Sichuan, the Tibetan area of Amdo,\n said: \u201c[Geshe Jampel Loshe] was a true teacher and scholar, and the \ngrief and regret are immeasurable. Even [as monks, who are taught to \naccept death] we want to rebuke the nature of death after your \nunexpected departure. A person like you is too precious and rare in \nTibet with all the aspects of in-depth knowledge, courage, a skillful \nleader of debate, transcendent brilliance of your writing, infused with \nwisdom, as well as great Tibetan patriotism and loyalty.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n A scholar at the North-West Minorities University in Lanzhou recalled Geshe Jampel Loshe\u2019s visit there to teach, saying: \u201cAn ironsmith hammers iron, a goldsmith hammers gold, was one of his views on theocracy while he was lecturing in North-West Minorities University last year. With this view, we could gauge his open-mindedness and long-term perspective. We had a very relaxed conversation with much laughter about culture [\u2026] that gave me the opportunity to note his beautiful, optimistic, lively and cheerful personality\u2026The unexpected departure of such a precious, knowledgeable and motivated person is a huge loss for both the ironsmith and the goldsmith. May this note be a small tribute to his funeral ceremony.\u201d[5]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n Another Tibetan religious scholar wrote: \u201cA great pillar of Buddhism has collapsed, the brightest light has been extinguished, it was clear that you sacrificed all for Buddhism and the [Tibetan] ethnicity. Great masters and teachers should be more concerned and care more about their health, because we [Tibetans] really need you, please, may you accept to live longer.\u201d[6]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n Religious representatives and reincarnations from across various \nreligious traditions together with hundreds of monks attended the \ncremation for Geshe Jampel Loshe on Nov. 4 near his monastery, Sershul. \n <\/p>\n\n\n\n A relative living in Switzerland told Radio Free Asia\u2019s Tibetan Service<\/a>\n that Geshe Jampel Loshe had been treated at an army and a civilian \nhospital for an illness related to his white blood cells. His body was \nreturned to Sershul monastery, and prayer ceremonies were held for him \nin various Tibetan areas both in Kham and in Amdo, where monks held \ngatherings in Rebkong (Chinese: Tongren) and Golog (Chinese: Guoluo) in \nQinghai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tributes to Geshe Jampel Loshe and accounts of his life\u2019s work \ndemonstrate the diverse and determined ways in which Tibetans seek to \nprotect and develop Tibetan Buddhist study and practice in Tibet, \ndespite intensified efforts by the Chinese authorities to \u201cSinicize\u201d \nBuddhism\u2014meaning to bring it under the control of the Chinese \ngovernment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Footnotes:<\/strong> Thousands of religious masters, monks and laypeople gathered in Tibet earlier this month to mourn the death of Geshe Jampel Loshe, a Buddhist teacher who played a critical role in revitalizing Buddhism in Tibet after returning to his homeland from India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12356,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categorie":[45,691],"news_tag":[670],"class_list":["post-12355","nieuws","type-nieuws","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorie-inside-tibet","categorie-news","news_tag-culture-and-religion"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTributes pour in<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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[1]<\/strong> This article about Geshe Jampel Loshe appeared in the state media in Tibetan in 2016: https:\/\/ti.tibet3.com\/culture\/gyunshes\/2016-11-19\/15543.html<\/a>
[2]<\/strong> For a video of the monastery with English subtitles, see the Kham Film Project at: http:\/\/www.khamfilmproject.org\/sershul-tib\/<\/a>
[3]<\/strong> A video compilation of his teachings and prayer ceremonies after his death was posted online at: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UzoSmVmVp_c<\/a>
[4]<\/strong> The International Campaign for Tibet monitored these posts online, and translated them from the Tibetan. Full identities are not given here as permission was not sought for publication internationally in English in this report.
[5]<\/strong> The writer was indicating that his few words were a drop in the ocean of the Geshe\u2019s service, which is too vast to summarize.
[6]<\/strong> This comment reflects the Tibetan Buddhist belief that if a religious master has reached a high enough level of meditative stabilization he or she can determine the conditions of a rebirth and influence the way in which they die. The writer may also believe that Geshe Loshe spent so much time and energy teaching and caring for other monks that he did not pay due attention to his illness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"