Adam Yauch, AKA Beastie Boys’ MCA, died today. He’d been diagnosed with cancer in 2009, after a tumorwas discovered in his salivary band. In addition to being a founding member of one of Gen X’s most beloved bands, he was was deeply committed to his own Tibetan Buddhist practice. From that came an equal commitment to Tibetan culture and independence.

Ka-le-phe, you will be missed.