KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Jalue Dorje grew up in a suburb of Minneapolis loving rap music, video games and football.
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KATHMANDU, Nepal — Jalue Dorje grew up in a suburb of Minneapolis loving rap music, video games and football. But he’s also spent much of his lifeThat’s because he was recognized as a reincarnated lama from an early age by the Dalai Lama and other Tibetan Buddhist leaders.and moved to northern India to join a monastery in the foothills of the Himalayas, thousands of miles from his home.
Jalue Dorje circumambulates the World Heritage site Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 6, 2026. Jalue Dorje adjusts his ceremonial hat before starting a ritual at Dzarong Thubten Mindrol Dongä Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. Jalue Dorje adjusts his ceremonial hat before starting a ritual at Dzarong Thubten Mindrol Dongä Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
Jalue Dorje circumambulates the World Heritage site Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 6, 2026. Jalue Dorje greets his friend and fellow monk, Trulshik Yangsi Rinpoche, during a ritual at Shechen Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Jalue Dorje greets his friend and fellow monk, Trulshik Yangsi Rinpoche, during a ritual at Shechen Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
Jalue Dorje, left; his mother, Dechen Wangmo, center, and his father, Dorje Tsegyal walk towards the Halesi-Maratika Caves, 135 miles east of Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 13, 2026. Jalue Dorje, left; his mother, Dechen Wangmo, center, and his father, Dorje Tsegyal walk towards the Halesi-Maratika Caves, 135 miles east of Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 13, 2026.
Jalue Dorje visits the Maratika Caves that are sacred to Hindus and Buddhists, in eastern Nepal, Monday, April 13, 2026. Jalue Dorje visits the Maratika Caves that are sacred to Hindus and Buddhists, in eastern Nepal, Monday, April 13, 2026. Jalue Dorje prays at Maratika Caves, 135 miles east from Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 13, 2026.
Jalue Dorje looks at a painting inside Maratika Caves, 135 miles east from Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 13, 2026. Jalue Dorje looks at a painting inside Maratika Caves, 135 miles east from Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 13, 2026. Jalue Dorje, right, looks at a painting inside Maratika Caves, in the Khotang District of eastern Nepal, Monday, April 13, 2026.
Jalue Dorje, right, looks at a painting inside Maratika Caves, in the Khotang District of eastern Nepal, Monday, April 13, 2026. Jalue Dorje fixes his monastic robes while he circumambulates the World Heritage site Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 6, 2026. Jalue Dorje fixes his monastic robes while he circumambulates the World Heritage site Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 6, 2026.
Jalue Dorje speaks on the phone during a visit to Maratika Caves, in eastern Nepal, Monday, April 13, 2026. Jalue Dorje speaks on the phone during a visit to Maratika Caves, in eastern Nepal, Monday, April 13, 2026. Jalue Dorje laughs with his mother during a visit to Maratika Caves, in eastern Nepal, Monday, April 13, 2026.
Jalue Dorje laughs with his mother during a visit to Maratika Caves, in eastern Nepal, Monday, April 13, 2026. Jalue Dorje attends a ritual with other monks at Dzarong Thubten Mindrol Dongä Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. Jalue Dorje attends a ritual with other monks at Dzarong Thubten Mindrol Dongä Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
Buddhist monks attend a ritual at Dzarong Thubten Mindrol Dongä Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. Buddhist monks attend a ritual at Dzarong Thubten Mindrol Dongä Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. Jalue Dorje offers prayers during a ritual with other monks at Dzarong Thubten Mindrol Dongä Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
Jalue Dorje offers prayers during a ritual with other monks at Dzarong Thubten Mindrol Dongä Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. Jalue Dorje attends rituals at Dzarong Thubten Mindrol Dongä Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. A Buddhist monk takes a break from a ritual at Dzarong Thubten Mindrol Dongä Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. After the equivalent of the first semester of college, he flew to Nepal to meet his parents, and attended sacred rituals and teachings at monasteries in the Kathmandu Valley.
At the end of the 12 days of rituals and prayers, he also joined his parents in a pilgrimage to the ancient Maratika or Halesi Mahadev Caves in eastern Nepal. The caves are sacred to Hindus and Buddhists, and pilgrims often cover its walls with colorful powders along with other offerings of fruits and flowers. Following several years of contemplation and asceticism, Dorje hopes to return to the United States to teach in Minnesota’s Buddhist community.
His goal is to become a leader of peace, and he hopes to follow the example of Nelson Mandela, Gandhi and the Dalai Lama.
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