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 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). […]
Khedrub Palden Dorje, the fifth abbot of Ngor Monastery was born near Sakya in 1411. His father was Paljor Zangpo and his mother was Kyepa Pal. He received a long-life empowerment from Sabzang Pagpa Zhunno Lodro, teacher of Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo, founder of the Ngor sub-lineage of the Sakya school. He received his novice vow […]
Gyaltsab Dampa Kunga Wangchuk, the fourth abbot of Ngor Monastery, was born in 1424. He took novice vows at the age of twelve with Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo and Jangpukpa Kunga Legpa. When Kunga Wangchuk was twenty-seven, he received his full monastic ordination and is said to have upheld the three sets of vows with great […]
Garton Jamyang Sherab Gyatso, the third Ngor Monastery abbot, was born in the Tsang district of Tibet. His father was Gyaltsen Dar of the Gar clan, and his mother was Lhundrub Gyalmo. He was given the name Sonam Pal by the 16th Sakya throne holder, Kunga Rinchen, and was prophesized would be a great master. […]
Muchen Sempa Chenpo Konchog Gyaltsen was born in the Mu valley of Tibet in 1388. His father was Konchok Zangpo and his mother was Namkha Kyong. He took ordination at the age of nine. He received many teachings and transmissions from many accomplished masters. He also helped Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo to establish Ngor Monastery. […]
Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo was one of the most influential and prominent teachers of the Sakya school. Ngorchen demonstrated remarkable qualities since young and received ordination at the age of nine. He was appointed as the throneholder of the Sazang Ganden temple and later he founded Ngor monastery, which eventually became the seat of the Ngor […]
Kunkhyen Gowo Rabjampa, also known as Gorampa Sonam Senge, was one of the great philosophers of Tibetan history and also the sixth throneholder of Ngor Monastery. Born in Kham, he traveled to Ü-tsang to study under the great masters such as Kunkhyen Rongton, Sangye Pel, Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo, and so on. Gorampa taught extensively at […]