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Lamasota Gagya ( Tibetan བླ་མ་བསོད་བཀྲ་ག་རྒྱ་ ) born in 1956 is a Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhist practitioner

Early life: Lamasota was born in Tibet. He was born on Dakini's day near Gertse in Tibet Gagya family and H H 16th Karmapa recognized him as the reincarnation of Lamasota from one of the Dergey Monastery in Tibet

Education and Training: Lamsota received teachings from the following masters:

His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama His Holiness The 16th Karmapa Lama Kunzang Dorjee Rinpoche Lama Wangdor Rinpoche Lama Tsering Wangdu Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Lamasota is a meditation,Chod and Dzogchen master since 1980. He has spent more than 3.5 years meditating in the caves above Tso Pema (Lotus Lake), in the Himachal Pradesh region of Northern India, caves which were first used by Guru Rinpoche. In solitary retreat during the early years with guidance from his root guru Lama Kunzang Rinpochi, Lama Wangnor (his father) Lama wangdor Rinpoche Chod is lamasota's heart practice. He received the empowerment, transmission to practice Chod soon after meeting Lama wangdor RInpoche and spent many years practicing in retreat in Tso Pema Lamasota completed many retreats under the guidance of Kunzang Dorjee Rinpoche and became one of Konchog chidu's heart disciples, receiving all the outer, inner and sacred transmissions and oral instructions

Lamasota Gagya studied at the Tibetan Homes Foundation Mussoorie in northern India from 1964 to 1976 Graduated from University of North Bengal In 1979 with bachelor degree in business Studied MBA in Finance and Accounting from University of Phoenix in USA 2003-2005

Public service career: Served Central Tibetan Administration under the supreme leadership of H.. H. The Dalia Lama for 17 years in various positions Married to Tsultrim Dolma Gagya in 1981 at Raipur, Dehra Dun, India and in 1996 fled to U S A and settled down in Vacaville, California and working under Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Company since then