9th Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche
The 9th Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche (1897-1962) who passed away in Rumtek monastery in Sikkim, aged 66. He was the older brother of H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and the root teacher of Ven. Benchen Tenga Rinpoche. Sangye Nyenpa was recognized and confirmed as the authentic incarnation of the previous 8th Sangye Nyenpa Tendzin Drubchog, by the 15th Karmapa Kakhyab Dorje (1871-1922). The Karmapa had had a vision of the protective deity Palden Lhamo, in which he saw a vajra appearing in her mirror and heard the name Sangye Nyenpa and his family's name "Dilgo" spoken. H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche has composed a short biography of his brother. It is entitled "sangs rgyas mnyan sprul dgu pa'i rnam thar mdor bsdus pa'i sa bon" and is included in Vol. 1, pp. 275-306 of his collected works.