Dainzin Wangzha is a living Buddha of the Bon Religion , as well as a skillful doctor

The Bon Religion is a primitive religion that originated in the Ngari area. With the development of Tibetan Buddhism, the influence of the Bon Religion began to decline. Its only monastery left in Ngari is the Guru Monastery, and Dainzin Wangzha is its chairpreson. In Ngari, he is the last living Buddha of the Bon Religiion. Well known in the region, Dainzin Wangzha is also chairman of the prefectural Buddhist association. In order to help the public learn and understand the Bon Religion, he spent a dozen years writing books of academic value in Tibetan, including the Origin and Development of the Bon Religion.
Dainzin Wangzha also takes time each year to promote the medical and health cause and studies on Tibetan medicine in the prefecture. He played a great role in the establishment of the Ngari Prefecture Tibetan Hospital and holds the post of director. In order to cultivate a larger medical personnel among local residents, Dainzin Wangzha gave up the opportunity of moving and working for the Tibet Autonomous Regional Tibetan Hospital in order to initiate the Tibetan Medical School, where he serves as master of the school. He also donated a sum of more than 1 million yuan to public health and education undertakings in Ngari, disaster-affected regions and poor people. This sum was the combination of his savings from salary, income from outpatient service, donations from religious believers and his government allowance. Dainzin Wangzha himself lives a rather poor life. "I'll return to the State and the public all they give me," he said.
Dainzin Wangzha was born in Baqen County, in northeern Tibet. He became a monk at the age of five, obtained the degree of Geshi at 16, and began to learn tibetan medicine at 23. Thanks to his intelligence and diligence, he has now accomplished great achievements in religion, history, Tibetan grammar, the astronomical almanac and Tibetan medicine. He has cultivated more than 200 young Tibetan doctors in the Ngari Prefecture who can now practice medicine independently. The Tibetan Medical School he initiated officially opened on October 10,1984 and enrollment in the first year was over 40 students, all of whom were children of peasants or herdsman families in the Tibet Autonomous Region. The school covered the entire living and studying cost for them.
Dainzin Wangzha's residence is very special at Shiquanhe Town. From a distance it looks like a monastery with a Dharma wheel and a deer on the roof. The home is actually multi-functional, not just the dwelling of the living Buddha, but also the place where he chants scriptures, sees patients, and prescribes medicine. The 77-year-old man is tall and slim, and because of his age and years of sitting for long periods in meditation, he has a slight hunch. But Dainzha Wangzha still has good ears and eyes, and is full of vigor. He does not say much, making his diagnoses by touching, asking, looking and listening. He treats all of his patients equally, no matter where they come form, and whether they willl pay the service fee. He also prepares the medicines himself.
In the absence of patients, Dainzin Wangzha either chants scriptures, with beads in his hands and his eyes closed, or eads medical books. Sometimes, he provides poor patients who have come from afar with accommodations. Each winter, he returns to the Guru Monastery, which is located on a mountain 275 km away from Shiquanhe Town.
In order to save the historic and cultural heritage in Ngari, the Ngari Prefectural CPPCC Reference Room was established according to Dainzin Wangzha's proposal. The Reference Room staff has compiled a number of books, including Records of Ngari History, Tibetan Medicine, and An Introduction to the Holy Mountain and Lake. In the meantime, Dainzin Wangzha assisted the relevant government departments in repairing and restoring 75 monasteries within the prefecture. Being modest and amiable, having profound knowledge, and being a greatly influential living Buddha of the Bon Religion, Dainzin Wangzha has much prestige in Ngari and is called "Mangelung," meaning senior Bhiksu. He now holds the following posts: Member of Council of the Chinese Buddhist Association, Member of the CPPCC Tibetan Autonomous Regional Committee, Member of the Standing Council of the Tibetan buddhist Association, Vice-Chairman of the CPPCC Ngari Prefectural committee, Chairman of the Ngari Prefectural Buddhist Associatioin, Director of the Ngari Prefecture Tibetan Hospital and President of the Tibetan Medical School.