Ösel Tendzin Death
Ösel passed away on August 25, 1990 at the age of 47 in San Francisco, California, USA. Ösel's cause of death was aids (related complications).
When did Ösel Tendzin die?
August 25, 1990How did Ösel Tendzin die? What was the cause of death?
Aids (related complications)How old was Ösel Tendzin when died?
47Where did Ösel Tendzin die? What was the location of death?
San Francisco, California, USA
Ösel Tendzin Birthday and Date of Death
Ösel Tendzin was born on June 28, 1943 and died on August 25, 1990. Ösel was 47 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: June 28, 1943
Date of Death: August 25, 1990
Age at Death: 47
Ösel Tendzin - Biography
Ösel Tendzin (Tibetan: འོད་གསལ་བསྟན་འཛིན་, Wylie: 'od gsal bstan 'dzin) (1943–1990) was a western Buddhist. He was Chögyam Trungpa's principal student. On August 22, 1976, Chögyam Trungpa empowered Ösel Tendzin as his Vajra Regent and first Western lineage holder in the Karma Kagyu and Nyingma schools of Tibetan Buddhism. On August 25, 1990, Ösel Tendzin died of HIV/AIDS in San Francisco, California. His wife, Lila Rich, and a group of his students continue to live in Ojai, California.
