Geshe Lama Konchog, born Lobsang Puntsog (1927– October 15, 2001), at The Maitreya Project was a Tibetan Buddhist lama of the Gelug school, who had thousands of followers around the world.. Independent Lens. PBS. Konchog was recognized by the Dalai Lama to be a Mahasiddha, or realized guru.His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The Confirmation Letter of the Unmistaken Reincarnation of the Late Great Mahasiddha Geshe Lama Konchog. 17 December 2005.Gopa, Ven. Tenzin. Precious Holy Child of Gopan . Losang Dragpa Centre, 2006. pp. 5, 34, 36.
Konchog spent a total of 26 years(Edit: from Ref link below "His students have known that he meditated in caves for twenty-five years") in isolated mountain retreat, seeking illumination. Beginning in 1985, he resided at Kopan Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal. He also traveled around the world teaching.
Konchog died at the age of 74 in 2001. Tenzin Nyudrup (Phuntsok Rinpoche) was recognized by the Dalai Lama to be Konchog's reincarnation. Konchog's funeral rites, and the search for his subsequent reincarnation by his close disciple Tenzin Zopa, are documented in the 2008 film, Unmistaken Child.
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External links Geshe Lama Konchok biography at the Kopan Monastery website Geshe Lama Konchog at PhuntsokRinpoche.com Blog Phuntsok Rinpoche (confirmed reincarnation of Geshe Lama Konchog)