Drukpa Namkha Palzang
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Drukpa Namkha Palzang ('brug pa nam mkha' dpal bzang) 1398-1425
Namkha Palzang (1398-1425)
Eldest son of Drukpa Yeshe Rinchen. Believed to be an emanation of Vajrapani. Second of the three 'prince-abbots' of Ralung. He passed away at the age of twenty eight.
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Literary Works[edit]
Main Teachers[edit]
- Drukpa Yeshe Rinchen ('brug pa ye shes rin chen) [1371-1392]
- Drukpa Sherab Senge ('brug pa shes rab seng ge) [1364-1390]
Main Students[edit]
- Drukpa Sherab Zangpo ('brug pa shes rab bzang po) 1400-1425
Main Lineages[edit]
- Kagyu
- Drukpa Kagyu
- Middle Drukpa (bar 'brug) / Ralung Tradition
- Middle Drukpa (bar 'brug) / Ralung Tradition
Alternate Names[edit]
- Namkha Palzang (nam mkha' dpal bzang)
- Sangdak Namkha Palzang (gsang bdag nam mkha' dpal bzang)
- Ranyön Namkha Palzang (rwa smyon nam mkha' dpal bzang)
Other Reference Sources[edit]
- Author: dge 'dun rin chen [1926-1997] ('brug rje mkhan po 69); Title: dpal ldan 'brug pa'i gdul zhing lho phyogs nags mo'i ljongs kyi chos 'byung blo gsar rna ba'i rgyan (lho yi chos 'byung blo gsar rna rgyan).
- Author: Yonten Dargye; Title: History of the Drukpa Kagyud School in Bhutan (12th to 17th Century A.D.) [ISBN 99936-616-0-0] pg. 48