Tenzin Doendrup

His Holiness Je Thrizur
Tenzin Doendrup
Je Thrizur in 2010
68th Je Khenpo
In office
1986–1990
Preceded byNyizer Thinley Lhendrup
Succeeded byGendün Rinchen
Personal
Born1925
Shar Fadingkha, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Died8 April 2020 (aged 95)
Dodena, Thimpu, Bhutan
ReligionBhutanese Buddhism, Vajrayana Buddhism
MovementRimé movement
Honours Order of the Druk Gyalpo, The Royal Saffron Scarf

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.


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