Tibetologist & Living Buddhas Exchange Delegation

1. Pasang Wangdu
Pasang Wangdu (Pawing for short), male, Tibetan, born in 1948, native of Xigaze, currently director of the Institute of Nationalities of the Tibetan Academy of Social Sciences, research fellow, has been to eight European countries as a member of the Chinese Tibetan Scholars Delegation in 1998.
A man of letters with 11 academic works and a dozen academic papers has published since 1990. He made two lecture tours and carried out academic studies in Europe, and his lectures on Tibetan studies in China and his personal academic works between October 1993 and April 1994 and between April and October 1995. His lectures at the College of France, Vienna University of Austria and the Institute of Buddhism and Tibetan Studies of the Austrian Academy of Science won acclaim and widespread attention in institutions of higher learning and research institutes in Buddhism and Tibetan studies in France and Austria.

2. Tenzinsr
Tenzinsr, male, Tibetan, born in 1945, serves as Director of the Modern Research Institute of China Tibetology Research Center. He once served as Deputy Director of the Editorial Department of Tibet People's Publishing House, chief editor of the Tibetan Literature and Art magazine (Tibetan edition) of Tibet Autonomous Region Federation of Literary and Art Circles, chief editor of the Bang Jin Mei Za magazine, chairman of the Tibetan Folk Literature and Art Association, secretary-general and vice-chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region Federation of Literary and Art Circles, director of China Tibetology Publishing House and chief editor of the Chinese Tibetology magazine (Tibetan edition). He was responsible for collecting and sorting out materials for the Three Sets of the Chinese Folk Literature-Tibet volume.

3. Denzin Gyalek
Denzin Gyalek, male, Tibetan, born in 1955, native of Doilongdeqen County, Tibet, now deputy director of the Tibet Branch of the Chinese Buddhist Association, member of the Seventh Standing Committee of the People's Political Consultative Conference of Tibet and member of the Standing Committee of the All-China Youth Federation.

4. Tubden Tsewand
Tubden Tsewang, male, born in on May 10 1941, Tibetan, is the Living Buddha of the Budu Monastery (Gelu sect) and other six monasteries. He is the administrative vice-chairman of the Xigaze Buddhist Association, standing member of the Tibet Branch of the Chinese Buddhist Association, and member of the Stand Committee of the People's Political Consultative Conference of the Tibet Autonomous Region.