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{{Infobox Individual
|individual name= Thonmi
|image       = David Spenser as Thomni.jpg
|image=[[Image:David Spenser as Thomni.jpg|250px|The young warrior monk Thomni]]
|species    = Human
|race= [[Human]]
|origin      = [[Earth]]
|home planet= [[Earth]]
|first      = The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)
|home era= [[1935]]
|appearances = [[Thonmi/Appearances|'''''see list''''']]
|appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]''
|actor       = David Spenser
|actor= [[David Spenser]]
|other actor = James Bree
|affiliation = Det-Sen Monastery
}}
}}
'''Thonmi''' was a young warrior monk at [[Det-Sen Monastery]]. He helped [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] fight the [[Great Intelligence]]'s [[robot Yeti]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]'')
'''Thonmi''', or '''Thomni''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen]]'') was a young warrior monk at [[Det-Sen Monastery]]. He helped the [[Second Doctor]] fight the [[Great Intelligence]]'s [[robot Yeti]] in [[1935]].


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== Biography ==
=== Early life ===
When he was only six months old, Thonmi was taken to the Monastery of Det-Sen. [[Songsten]] saw that he was the reincarnation of the master [[Thonmi Sambhota]], the inventor of the Tibetan script, a minister of the [[Emperor Songstän Gambo]]. As per the traditions of Tibet, when they find reincarnations of the great masters who have passed away, they are given a special education to become the teachers of the future. Thonmi was to be the student of Songsten Rinpoche. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Night of the Intelligence (novel)|Night of the Intelligence]]'') 
 
=== The Great Intelligence ===
When the Doctor was captured by [[Khrisong]], Thonmi didn't think the Doctor was responsible for the deaths of [[Edward Travers]]' companion and four monks. While the Doctor was imprisoned, he gave Thonmi the holy [[Ghanta]] that had been missing from the monastery for 300 years. Thonmi brought it to [[Padmasambhava]], who then sent him to Khrisong with orders to set the Doctor free.
 
Thonmi helped [[Jamie McCrimmon]] capture a Yeti. He was then ordered to guard [[Victoria Waterfield]], who sneaked away from him when he went to get food for her. He found her being menaced by the captured Yeti, held the Yeti off so she could escape, and let the Yeti out of the monastery.
 
When the monks left the monastery for their safety, Thonmi stayed behind to help the Doctor. He taught Victoria the "Jewel of the Lotus" [[prayer]] to keep her from succumbing to the Intelligence's hypnotism of her. While the Doctor battled the Intelligence, he and Jamie smashed its equipment, defeating the Intelligence. He sounded the gong to bring the monks back, and said goodbye to the Doctor and his [[companion]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]'')
 
=== As abbot ===
Thonmi committed himself to nursing Songsten back to health. The more time they spent alone, the more Thonmi learned of Padmasambhava. Eventually, Songsten died, and Thonmi became the abbot of Det-Sen. By that point, he had learned much of Padmasambhava’s techniques in astral projection. On the astral plane, he encountered Padmasambhava and learned his great secret. Over the years Thonmi ministered to Edward Travers and taught him many of the secrets of Det-Sen, including the method of astral projection that would allow him to commune with Padmasambhava. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Night of the Intelligence (novel)|Night of the Intelligence]]'')
 
By [[1965]], [[Edward Travers]] visited the monastery in but Thonmi was away ministering to children from a nearby village who were suffering from [[diphtheria]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Times Squared (novel)|Times Squared]]'')
 
In December 1969, Thonmi rescued Travers from the clutches of the Vault and brought him onto the astral plane. A few weeks later, in January 1970, Thonmi met up with Anne Travers and guided her onto the astral plane, after teaching her much about reincarnation and the history of Det-Sen, so she could say goodbye to her father. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Night of the Intelligence (novel)|Night of the Intelligence]]'')
 
=== Death ===
He was killed in [[1984]] by an explosion at the monastery caused by the Great Intelligence. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Downtime (novel)|Downtime]]'')
 
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Latest revision as of 23:20, 8 September 2023

Thonmi, or Thomni, (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen) was a young warrior monk at Det-Sen Monastery. He helped the Second Doctor fight the Great Intelligence's robot Yeti in 1935.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Early life[[edit] | [edit source]]

When he was only six months old, Thonmi was taken to the Monastery of Det-Sen. Songsten saw that he was the reincarnation of the master Thonmi Sambhota, the inventor of the Tibetan script, a minister of the Emperor Songstän Gambo. As per the traditions of Tibet, when they find reincarnations of the great masters who have passed away, they are given a special education to become the teachers of the future. Thonmi was to be the student of Songsten Rinpoche. (PROSE: Night of the Intelligence

The Great Intelligence[[edit] | [edit source]]

When the Doctor was captured by Khrisong, Thonmi didn't think the Doctor was responsible for the deaths of Edward Travers' companion and four monks. While the Doctor was imprisoned, he gave Thonmi the holy Ghanta that had been missing from the monastery for 300 years. Thonmi brought it to Padmasambhava, who then sent him to Khrisong with orders to set the Doctor free.

Thonmi helped Jamie McCrimmon capture a Yeti. He was then ordered to guard Victoria Waterfield, who sneaked away from him when he went to get food for her. He found her being menaced by the captured Yeti, held the Yeti off so she could escape, and let the Yeti out of the monastery.

When the monks left the monastery for their safety, Thonmi stayed behind to help the Doctor. He taught Victoria the "Jewel of the Lotus" prayer to keep her from succumbing to the Intelligence's hypnotism of her. While the Doctor battled the Intelligence, he and Jamie smashed its equipment, defeating the Intelligence. He sounded the gong to bring the monks back, and said goodbye to the Doctor and his companions. (TV: The Abominable Snowmen)

As abbot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Thonmi committed himself to nursing Songsten back to health. The more time they spent alone, the more Thonmi learned of Padmasambhava. Eventually, Songsten died, and Thonmi became the abbot of Det-Sen. By that point, he had learned much of Padmasambhava’s techniques in astral projection. On the astral plane, he encountered Padmasambhava and learned his great secret. Over the years Thonmi ministered to Edward Travers and taught him many of the secrets of Det-Sen, including the method of astral projection that would allow him to commune with Padmasambhava. (PROSE: Night of the Intelligence)

By 1965, Edward Travers visited the monastery in but Thonmi was away ministering to children from a nearby village who were suffering from diphtheria. (PROSE: Times Squared)

In December 1969, Thonmi rescued Travers from the clutches of the Vault and brought him onto the astral plane. A few weeks later, in January 1970, Thonmi met up with Anne Travers and guided her onto the astral plane, after teaching her much about reincarnation and the history of Det-Sen, so she could say goodbye to her father. (PROSE: Night of the Intelligence)

Death[[edit] | [edit source]]

He was killed in 1984 by an explosion at the monastery caused by the Great Intelligence. (PROSE: Downtime)