Chetsun Gachen Khyabdag Nyingpo, the eighteenth abbot of Nalendra Monastery, was the reincarnation of Khyentse Rabten, the seventeenth abbot. […]
Chetsun Gachen Khyabdag Nyingpo
Historical Period: 1701-1800
Shabto Dzilungpa Khenchen Jampa Sheja Zangpo
Shabto Dzilungpa Khenchen Jampa Sheja Zangpo is the twenty-seventh abbot of Ngor Monastery. […]
Khenchen Jampaiyang Sangye Puntsog
Khenchen Jampaiyang Sangye Puntsog is the twenty-fifth abbot of Ngor Monastery. […]
Shuchen Tsultrim Rinchen
Shuchen Tsultrim Rinchen was a prominent scholar and the famous editor of the Derge Tengyur. He was a major figure in the transmission of the grammatical and literary arts. Further Readings: The Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism: A History, by Dhongthog Rinpoche; Wisdom Publications. […]
Jetsunma Chime Tenpa’i Nyima
Jetsunma Chime Tenpa’i Nyima was born in Sakya. Her father was Ngawang Tutob Wangchuk, who was the younger brother of Sachen Kunga Lodro, the thirty-first Sakya throne holder. From a very young age, she studied with her illustrious paternal uncle, Kunga Lodro. Sachen Kunga Lodro bestowed on her all the teachings concerning Vajrayoginī as well […]