The life story of a Tibetan Revolutionary available in Tibetan
Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 4:00 p.m.
 Kalon Tripa releasing the book. (Photo: Choeney Woser Yeshe) |
Dharamshala: Kalon Tripa, Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, yesterday released the Tibetan version of a book titled A Tibetan Revolutionary, launched by the Tibet Times.
A Tibetan Revolutionary is a biography of a renowned Tibetan revolutionary and philosopher, Bapa Phuntso Wangye (known as Phunwang), written by Prof. Melvyn C. Goldstein.
It was translated into Tibetan by Mr. Chung Tsering, a staff at the Department of Education of the Central Tibetan Administration.
 (Photo: Choeney Woser Yeshe) |
Appreciating Tibet Times for bringing the Tibetan version of the book, Kalon Tripa said their work could contribute a lot in advocating the Tibetan issue both in short term and long term.
“This book is more than a story of Phunwang”, Kalon Tripa added.
Kalon Tripa said that he is a great 20th century Tibetan scholar. His book “Liquid Water Does Exist on the Moon” is a testimony of his philosophical work.
 Bapa Phuntso Wangye |
His individual experiences in the book provide a powerful spotlight on the nature of the Tibet Question.
Prof. Goldstein mentioned in his book ” Phunwang’s life convey powerful insights into the Tibetan Question from someone within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)”.
Phunwang dedicated his life to create a socialist Tibet. To achieve this he worked first through the Tibetan Communist Party and then through the CCP, in which he was a leading Tibetan cadre in Tibet form 1951-1958. But he failed and ended up spending 18 years in solitary confinement in prison.
