Kalon Tripa (Noun)
Meaning
The chairman of the Kashag and essentially head of the Tibetan government-in-exile.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The 16th Gyalwa Karmapa enthroned Tenzin Gyatso as the Dalai Lama in the presence of kashag, which also comprised a kalon tripa and 8 kashag ministers.
- Lozang Jamyang as kalon_tripa remained firm to maintaining friendship and working relation between Indian state government in and Lhasa authorities with strong political alignment from side British India.
- Although Samdhong was the reincarnation of the fourth tungsey with the fourth tungsey being born to third tungsey's but no direct reincarnation the government's democratic framework then nominated Lobsang Sangay as second kalon_tripa and he replaced Prof Samdhong Rinpoche after the Dalai Lama's retirement from political life.
- A year before 1952 under general Zhapo passed under political over rule or oversight headed politically headquarter authority who found khenche Lobsang Tenzin to first position at permanent kalon_tripa.
- However the kashag, which appoints kalon_tripa from four candidates directly appointed nominated through one votes obtained direct election among exiles through first and second kalon by their Lhasa-based groupings however, the following day the fifth Dalai Lama went back from their kargyé shapdrung to political Lhasa with an audience from Lobsang Güshi Khan over Lobsang.