Tsungme Konchog Palden is the twelfth abbot of Ngor Monastery. […]
Tsungme Konchog Palden
Historical Period: 1501-1600
Dangag Rabjam Mawa Jamyang Sangye Senge
Dangag Rabjam Mawa Jamyang Sangye Senge, the eleventh Ngor abbot, was born at Sakya in 1504. His father was Tsewang Paljor, a relative of Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo (the founder of Ngor sub-lineage of the Sakya Order). His mother was Yungdrung Sedzom. He received his lay vows at the age of eight. He went to Ngor […]
Gyalwa Lhachog Senge
Gyalwa Lhachog Senge is the ninth abbot of Ngor Monastery. […]
Khedrub Chenpo Sangye Rinchen
Khedrub Chenpo Sangye Rinchen, also known as Muchen Sanggye Rinchen, was born in 1450 to father Kubon Konchok Lek and mother Chokyong Gyelmo. He received his ordination from Muchen Sempa Chenpo Konchok Gyeltsen, the second Ngor abbot. At the age of twenty-eight, he was fully ordained with Drubchen Konchok Lodro and Palden Gyalpo. He also […]
Yongdzin Konchog Pel
Yongdzin Konchog Pel is the seventh abbot of Ngor Monastery. He was also the teacher of Salo Jhampai Dorje Kunga Sonam, the twenty-second Sakya throneholder. Further Reading: The Seventh Ngor Khenchen, Konchok Pelwa, by Alexander Gardner (Source: Treasury of Lives). […]
Śākya Chokden
“Śākya Chokden was a very great master and wrote many books. He had a very sharp mind and gave the most authentic and profound teachings in a detailed manner.” Extracted from An Overview of the Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism: History, Masters, and Teachings (2021), by H.H. the Sakya Trichen; The Sakya Tradition Publications. Further […]
Jamyang Khyentse Wangchuk
Nesar Jamyang Khyentse Wangchuk was born in Bodong E valley in 1524. His father was Namkha Dorje and his mother was Tseten Budren. At the age of eight, he received his first vows from Gorampa. In the same year, he met Tsarchen Losal Gyatso. The following year, Tsarchen gave him initiations and sādhanas for a […]
Mangto Ludrup Gyatso
Mangto Ludrup Gyatso was a disciple of Tsarchen Losal Gyatso, the founder of the Tsar sub-lineage of the Sakya Order, and an important master in the Lamdré transmission lineage. […]
Tsarchen Losal Gyatso
Tsarchen Losal Gyatso founded the Tsar sub-lineage of the Sakya Order. He is also the thirteenth abbot of Zhalu Monastery. He is a lineage holder in the Vajrayoginī lineage and the Lamdré Lobshed Lineage. He received ordination from Gendun Gyatso, and lived at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery. Later, he studied at the feet of Jetsun Doringpa. […]