Thiksey Rinpoche has donated land for relocating Tibetans stuck in Ladakh’s remote inhospitable north

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(TibetanReview.net, Jul27’25) – The head of the Thiksey Monastery in Leh, the capital of India’s Union Territory of Ladakh, has donated a sizeable area of 62 kanals (7.5 acres) of land to the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) for the resettlement of Tibetans stuck in the inhospitable cold desert of Chumur in remote north and Tibetans lacking permanent residency living in Leh, said the CTA on its Tibet.net website Jul 26.

A delegation led by Sikyong Penpa Tsering paid a visit to the 9th Thiksey Rinpoche, the Venerable Ngawang Jamyang Chamba Stanzin, on Jul 25 to express heartfelt gratitude for the donation, said the CTA statement.

The delegation, which included Kalon Dolma Gyar...

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