Tenpa Yarphel
Ven. Tenpa Yarphel is a monk politician in Tibetan exile government serving as a member of the 16th Tibetan parliament-in-exile
[1]He was born in Kham area in eastern Tibet, and came to India in 2001. He attended Sera Je Buddhist Monastic University, and Sarah Institute of Higher Studies in 2004 and 2008. He worked as an editor at the Department of Religion and Culture during which he edited literature on history of more than 300 monastaries in Tibet.[2]
Ven. Yarphel landed in the eye of controversy over comment on ill-effects of relying on Nechung Oracle, which the monk claimed was an outdated, feudalistic practice in the governing systems of the 21st century. This raised considerable backlash from the highly pious Tibetan community. HH 17th Karmapa, the head of Kagyu sect of which the monk belonged, delivered a dressing down to the monk. [3] [4] Irate Tibetan groups also demanded his resignation from Tibetan exile politics.[5]
References
- ^ https://tibetanparliament.org/parliamentarians-ven-tenpa-yearphel-and-ven-geshe-lharampa-gowo-lobsang-phende-successfully-conclude-their-official-visit-to-kunpheling-tibetan-settlement-ravangla-south-sikkim/
- ^ https://thetibetstar.com/2018/07/18/a-brief-critique-on-mp-tenpa-yarphel/
- ^ https://www.tibetsun.com/news/2017/09/28/17th-karmapa-criticizes-parliament-member-over-nechung-views
- ^ https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/current-affairs/tibetan-mp-tenpa-yarphel-speaks-up-against-nechung.html
- ^ http://www.tibetanreview.net/section-of-tibetans-on-protest-to-demand-cta-presidents-ouster/
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