Reported By Palden

Translated By TenGyal

Distinguished Tibetologist and former professor at Qinghai Nationalities University, Demchok has passed away at the age of 86.

Today, on July 17, reports emerged that the prominent Tibetology scholar and former professor at Qinghai Nationalities University, Demchok, has passed away at the age of 86. Tributes are pouring in from scholars, intellectuals, former students, and cultural advocates within Tibet. Across almost all Tibetan social media platforms, users are sharing portraits of the late scholar and symbolic butter lamps to express their grief and honor his legacy.

Following the news of his passing, a Tibetan within Tibet expressed their grief, saying: “I am deeply saddened and shaken by the professor’s departure. Yet, when I reflect on his long, fulfilled life and his enduring grace as a leader of our people, I realize it is as it should be: he has now dissolved into the essence of infi...