Lobsang Sandan Explained

Lobsang Sandan (Tibetan: བློ་བཟང་བསམ་གཏན་, Chinese:达拉·洛桑三旦, 1933-1985), one of the three reincarnated rinpoches in one family, is the third brother of the 14th Dalai Lama. He is 2 years older than the 14th Dalai Lama, he was recognized as 16th Ngari Rinpoche.^[1]

Lobsand Sandan once lied about the 14th Dalai Lama and it was confirmed by Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme and the 14th Dalai Lama.^[2]

On 20 April 1956, Lobsang Sandan was appointed as a member of the Preparatory Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region and served as the deputy director of the Public Security Department ^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 周群锋，达赖的家人们，环球视野，于2012-7-25查阅 . 2012-07-25 . 2013-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130401130413/http://globalview.cn/ReadNews.asp?NewsID=15145 . 达赖兄弟五人中有三个是活佛 Three of the five brothers of the Dalai Lama are living Buddhas .
2. Book: 現代西藏史：1955–1957. 9789882371040. 15 November 2019. The Chinese University Press.
3. http://www.gov.cn/gongbao/shuju/1956/gwyb195620.pdf 达拉·洛桑三旦……为西藏自治区筹备委员会委员 公安处副处长。 Lobsang Sandan... be a member of the Preparatory Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region, deputy director of the Public Security Department