Drukpa Senge Gyalpo

Drukpa Senge Gyalpo ('brug pa seng ge rgyal po)[1289-1326]

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Senge Gyalpo (1289-1326)

Son of Drukpa Senge Rinchen and father of Drukpa Kunga Senge. Was the sixth of the 'Incomparable Nine Lions' (mnyam med seng ge dgu) important in the early history of the Drukpa Kagyu school. At the age of twenty five he became the fifth throne holder of Ralung Monastery.

Main Teachers

• Drukpa Senge Rinchen

Main Students

• Drukpa Kunga Senge ('brug pa kun dga' seng ge) [1289-1326]

Main Lineages

• Kagyu
  
• Drukpa Kagyu
  
• Middle Drukpa (bar 'brug) / Ralung Tradition
  

Alternate Names

• Senge Gyalpo (seng ge rgyal po)
• Bensumpa Senge Gyalpo (ben gsum pa seng ge rgyal po)
• Chusumpa Senge Gyalpo (bcu gsum pa seng ge rgyal po)

Other Reference Sources

• 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. 45-46

Internal Links

• Kagyu