Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Tibetan independence leader Thubten Jigme Norbu, 86
Thubten Jigme Norbu, the eldest brother of the Dalai Lama and a tenacious symbol of the Tibetan struggle for independence, died on September 12 in Bloomington, Ind., his home in exile for four decades.He was 86 by Western standards but 87 according to Tibetan tradition, which considers a person to be a year old at birth.
A major Buddhist figure in his own right -- he was believed to be the 23rd reincarnation of a famous high lama -- Norbu had been in declining health after a series of strokes. He died of natural causes, said his son, Jigme.
Norbu taught Tibetan studies for more than 20 years at Indiana University, Bloomington. Amid cornfields on the outskirts of town he created a Tibetan cultural center that has drawn thousands of visitors, including the Dalai Lama.
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