# Khandro Lhamo

_Doctor of Tibetan medicine_

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Last updated: 2026-10-18

> Khandro Lhamo was a doctor (Amchi) of Traditional Tibetan medicine and a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism. She was Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's partner and she helped to build and maintain Shechen Monastery in Nepal.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1914 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59877941#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Tibet ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59877941#P19))
- **Died:** 30 March 2003 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59877941#P570))
- **Place of death:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59877941#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59877941#P27))
- **Occupation:** physician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59877941#P106))
- **Spouse:** Dilgo Khyentse Tashi Peljor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59877941#P26))

## Questions

**When was Khandro Lhamo born?**  
Khandro Lhamo was born on 1914 in Tibet.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Khandro Lhamo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khandro_Lhamo) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q59877941](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59877941) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Dilgo Khyentse Family.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dilgo_Khyentse_Family.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Khandro Lhamo". DigiNepal. Last updated 18 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/khandro-lhamo. Retrieved 5 November 2026.