Search for the only Sera Khandro photo in the world

Dear Tibetan/Buddhist Studies Friends,

Khenpo Tenzin Ozer from Dralek Monastery in Gandze Autonomous Prefecture is desperately trying to find a German (?) man to whom he loaned a precious photograph. The photograph is the only image of Sera Khandro (Bde ba’i rdo rje, 1892-1940) in the world. The man in the photograph attached to this email promised to take the precious photograph of Sera Khandro to Germany to have it cleaned approximately 5 years ago. Khenpo Tenzin Ozer urgently requests that if anyone knows the name, whereabouts, and/or contact information of this man that they kindly contact me so I can help track down this photograph. Khenpo tells me that the man who has Sera Khandro’s photograph is German and speaks good Lhasa dialect Tibetan. Beyond this, he knows nothing else about him.

Please if you could take a moment to look at the attached JPG photograph to see if you recognize the Western man in the picture, it would be immensely helpful if you email me at shj2102@columbia.edu . Please pass this message on to anyone who has Tibetan Studies contacts in Europe/Germany or contacts with Buddhist Centers in Germany.

Thank you very much for your help in this important matter.

Best Wishes,
Sarah Jacoby

Sarah Jacoby, PhD
Society of Fellows
Heyman Center, MC 5700
Columbia University
2960 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
shj2102@columbia.edu