Claim: Kunga Rinpoche is known as Lasang Kunga Gyurme, and is the son of Tsipon Shuguba, the last Finance Minister in the Dalai Lama's governemt of Lhasa which is a title given by the Tibetan people to the foremost spiritual leader.
Evidence: He is also known as Losang Kunga Gyurme, and the son of Tsipon Shuguba, the last Finance Minister in the Dalai Lama's government in Lhasa. Dalai Lama (UK: /ˈdælaɪ ˈlɑːmə/, US: /ˈdɑːlaɪ ˈlɑːmə/; Standard Tibetan: ཏཱ་ལའི་བླ་མ་, Tā la'i bla ma [táːlɛː láma) is a title given by the Tibetan people to the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest of the classical schools of Tibetan Buddhism.