Ngagchang Dragpa Lodrö Gyaltsen is the twenty-fifth Sakya throneholder. Ngagchang refers to the great mantra-holder. His father was Ngagchang Chökyi Gyalpo Kunga Rinchen, the twenty-third Sakya throneholder. He was the brother of Jamyang Sonam Wangpo, the twenty-fourth Sakya throneholder. […]
Jamyang Sonam Wangpo, the twenty-fourth Sakya throneholder, was the son of Ngagchang Chökyi Gyalpo Kunga Rinchen, the twenty-third Sakya throneholder. The twenty-fifth Sakya throneholder, Ngagchang Dragpa Lodro Gyaltsen, was his half-brother. The great master Jamyang Thutob Wangchug (1588 – 1637) was his nephew. Jamyang Sonam Wangpo has many accomplished students. Among many of them were […]
Ngagchang Chökyi Gyalpo Kunga Rinchen was born in Tsedong in 1517. “Ngagchang” means the great mantra-holder. His father was Jamyang Namkha Dondrub Tseten Tashi Gyaltsen of the Ducho Labrang. His mother was Buden Kyi. When he was nine, Kunga Rinchen received his lay and novice ordination vows from Salo Jhampai Dorje Kunga Sonam, the twenty-second […]
Naza Draphuba was a student of Shangton Konchog Pal. A holder of both the Vajrayoginī and Lamdré lineages, in fact, he was an important of figure in the Lamdré tradition because he united three divergent lineages of teachings and practice derived from Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen. […]
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 […]
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). […]
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 […]
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 […]