* **Changzem Tserab Zangpo:** A 14th-century disciple of Tsong Khapa (founder of the Gelugpa sect) who founded the historic Diskit Monastery, establishing the spiritual foundation of the modern town. * **Kushok Bakula Rinpoche:** While not born in Diskit, this highly revered Buddhist lama and Indian statesman was closely associated with the region's monasteries and is a deeply venerated historical figure here.
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