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Tashi Tsering (also spelt Trashi Tshering or Zhaxi Cering) is a common Tibetan name. It may refer to:


  • '''Tashi Tsering''' (Amnye Machen Institute), a Tibetan Scholar, Tashi Tsering was first educated at the Central School for Tibetans, Dalhousie, H.P., India from 1963 to 1971. He then studied under some great scholars of Tibetan history, literature and Buddhism as Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche, Dzogchen Khenpo Thupten Phuntsog Rinpoche (1920-1978), and Rai Bahadur Burmiok Athing (1902-1988).

Tashi Tsering has received initiations, instructions, teachings and blessings from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, His Holiness the late 16th Gyalwa Karmapa (1924-1981), His Holiness the late Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991), the 4th Do Drubchen Rinpoche, the 4th Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche, Khunu Geshe Rigzin Tempa (1893 -1981) and many other highly realised lamas and teachers.

Other important sources of inspiration and knowledge have been Ven.Prof. 5th Samdhong Rinpoche, 8th Dungkar Rinpoche Lobsang Trinlay (1927-1997), Drikhung Lamchen Gyalpo Rinpoche, Professor Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche, E. Gene Smith, Professor Drakthon Jampa Gyaltsen (1939-1997).


Work experience at the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives (LTWA)

1972-worked at the LTWA in Dharamshala.

1980 - present: Tibetan publication officer of LTWA.

1980-1982: appointed Programme Research Officer, Oral History Documentation.

1981 - present: editor of "Gtam Tshogs" journal on Tibetan Studies.

1982 - present : appointed Research Scholar and Cultural Officer at LTWA.

1983 - present: member of the editorial board of the "Tibet Journal".

1984 -1986: member of the committee constituted by the LTWA and Private Office the Dalai Lama, for compiling the Collected Works of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.


Honorary and Professional Experiences

1979-1980: member of editorial board of "Lotus Fields" a literary publication of a group of young Tibetans.

1990 -1993: member of editorial board of "Dasar", an independent Tibetan language quarterly.

1995 -1996: president of the Organising Committee for the Commemoration of 1000 Years of Tholing Temple. He and the committee organised the functions and festivities to mark the millennial celebration of one of the most important institutions in Tibetan and Buddhist history, and furthermore Tashi Tsering edited and supervised publication of a monumental eight volume set of books for the occasion.

1982 - present: has contributed to most conferences on Tibetan Studies.

1989 - present: member of the advisory board of the International Association for Tibetan Studies.

Tashi Tsering is the author of numerous papers, articles and pamphlets. He has also edited numerous books, contributed introductions to, and supervised publications of, numerous books for the LTWA.

Tashi Tsering has been instrumental in the establishment of the LTWA's oral history project and Photographic collection.

1979 - present: guided, advised and provided information to many non-Tibetan students and scholars in Tibetan Studies and also lamas, monks, writers, filmmakers and others.

1981 - present: instrumental in the revival of the Lama Mani tradition in the exile community. This centuries old tradition of wandering religious story-tellers had been discontinued in exile but Tashi Tsering managed to identify such practitioners in various Tibetan settlement and encouraged their revival by bringing a number of them to Dharamshala, recording their recitations and arranging an audience for them with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

1983: in a talk to Tibetan Youths in Delhi in His Holiness the Dalai Lama cited Tashi Tsering as the only representative of the younger generation with strong interest and erudition in Tibetan culture and history.

1989: the Tibetan Youth Congress presented Tashi Tsering with an award and citation for research and distinguished contribution towards Tibetan studies from among the younger generation of Tibetans.

Tashi Tsering is married to Dr. Ellie McDougall and has four children, Yiga and Kardo (from a former marriage), Thubga and Rolwa-kyab (Rory);
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  • Zhaxi Cering, a Chinese politician and former vice-chairman of the Sichuan People's Congress.
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