Kathok Getse Rinpoche, the Head of Nyingma school, passed away after an accident in Nepal, reports Phayul. He was appointed Head of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism for a three-year term in January this year at the 29th Nyingma Monlam in Bodh Gaya, succeeding Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche. Rinpoche was scheduled to bless the 50th Founding Anniversary of Kham Kathok Satuan Tibetan Settlement in Dehradun in February 2019.