A 17th-century painter born and active in what is now southwestern Sichuan Province, the "Tibetan county of Luhuo." The source of this information is a Xinhua news story dated July 16, 2007, with the title "Thousand-year-old Tibetan Art Form in Southwest China Seeks New Lease of Life." A contemporary tangka painter, Geleg Dainzin (Dge legs bstan 'dzin?) is said to be his descendent.
