# Te-ongsi Sirijunga Xin Thebe

_Nepalese animist_

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Last updated: 2026-10-18

> Tye-Angsi Sirijanga Thebe Limbu (ᤋᤧᤀᤱᤛᤡ ᤛᤡᤖᤡᤈᤱᤃᤠ ᤛᤡᤱᤌᤧᤒᤣ ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤶᤒᤠ) was an 18th-century Limbu scholar, educator, historian, linguist, leader, and philosopher of Limbuwan (Nepal) and Sikkim. He was formally known as Sirichongba and even more popularly known as "Sirijanga".

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 12 December 1704 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7690714#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Phungling ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7690714#P19))
- **Died:** 1741 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7690714#P570))
- **Place of death:** Sikkim ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7690714#P20))
- **Occupation:** philosopher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7690714#P106))

## Questions

**When was Te-ongsi Sirijunga Xin Thebe born?**  
Te-ongsi Sirijunga Xin Thebe was born on 12 December 1704 in Phungling.

## Related

- [Phungling Municipality](https://diginpl.com/places/phungling-municipality)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Te-ongsi Sirijunga Xin Thebe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te-ongsi_Sirijunga_Xin_Thebe) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): त्येअङ्सी सिरिजङ्गा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q7690714](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7690714) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Sirijunga Thebe Limbu.jpg by Paruhangkirati (CC BY 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sirijunga_Thebe_Limbu.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Te-ongsi Sirijunga Xin Thebe, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Sirijunga Thebe Limbu.jpg — Paruhangkirati, CC BY 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Te-ongsi Sirijunga Xin Thebe". DigiNepal. Last updated 18 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/te-ongsi-sirijunga-xin-thebe. Retrieved 21 October 2026.