His Holiness Je Thrizur Tenzin Doendrup | |
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![]() Je Thrizur in 2010 | |
68th Je Khenpo | |
In office 1986–1990 | |
Preceded by | Nyizer Thinley Lhendrup |
Succeeded by | Gendün Rinchen |
Personal life | |
Born | 1925 Shar Fadingkha, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan |
Died | 8 April 2020 (aged 95) Dodena, Thimphu, Bhutan |
Honours | Order of the Druk Gyalpo, The Royal Saffron Scarf |
Religious life | |
Religion | Bhutanese Buddhism, Vajrayana Buddhism |
Movement | Rimé movement |
Tenzin Doendrup (referred to as His Holiness Je Thrizur) (1925 – 8 April 2020) was the 68th Je Khenpo of Bhutan who served as the chief abbot of the Zhung Dratshang, the central monastic body of Bhutan, from 1986 to 1990. He belonged to the Drukpa Lineage of Tibetan and Bhutanese Buddhism. Je Thrizur received Bhutan's highest honor, Ngadag Pelgi Khorlo or the Order of the Druk Gyalpo, in 2008 for his contributions to Buddhism and to the country's monastic body.