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#REDIRECT:[[The Gyalwang Drukpa Rinpoches]]
'''Gyalwang Drukpa Rinpoche''', the head lama of the [[Drukpa Kagyu]] tradition. Also known as the '''Gyalwang Drukchen''' and  '''Druk Tamche Khyenpa'''  ''"All-knowing Drukpa"'' ([['brug thams cad mkhyen pa ]]) the sucessive Gyalwang Drukpa  are  considered to be incarnations of [[Tsangpa Gyare Yeshe Dorje]](1161-1211) founder of the Drukpa Kagyu school and one of the main disciples of [[Lingje Repa Pema Dorje]].
 
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Followers of the Drukpa Kagyu school consider [[Tsangpa Gyare Yeshe Dorje]] to have been an emanation of Avalokiteshvara and incarnation of [[Naropa]]. This also applies to the subsequent Gyalwang Drukchen incarnations.
 
 
===སྐུ་ཕྲེང་།  The Successive Incarnations===
*[[Tsangpa Gyare Yeshe Dorje|1st Gyalwang Drukpa]], [[gtsang pa rgya ras ye shes rdo rje]] (1161-1211)<br>
*[[Drukchen II, Gyalwang Kunga Paljor|2nd Gyalwang Drukpa]], [[gyal ba kun dga' dpal 'byor]] (1428-1476)<br>
*[[Drukchen III, Jamyang Chökyi Trakpa|3rd Gyalwang Drukpa]], ([['jam dbyangs chos grags]] / [[rje chos kyi grags pa]]) (1478-1523)<br>
*[[Kunkhyen Pema Karpo| 4th Gyalwang Drukpa]], [[kun mkhyen pad ma dkar po]] (1527-1592)<br>
*[[Drukchen Pagsam Wangpo| 5th Gyalwang Drukpa]], [[dpag bsam dbang po]], (1593-1653)<br>
*[[Drukchen Mipham Wangpo|6th Gyalwang Drukpa]], [[mi pham dbang po]] (1654-1717)<br>
*[[Drukchen Tinley Shingta| 7th Gyalwang Drukpa]], [[phrin las shing rta]] (1718-1766)<br>
*[[Drukchen Mipham Chokyi Nangwa| 8th Gyalwang Drukpa]], [[kun gzigs mi pham chos kyi nang ba]] (1768-1822)<br>
*[[Drukchen Mipham Chogyam| 9th Gyalwang Drukpa]], [[mi pham chos kyi rgya mtsho]], (1823-1883)<br>
*[[Drukchen Mipham Chowang| 10th Gyalwang Drukpa]], [[mi pham chos kyi dbang po]], (1884-1930)<br>
*[[11th Gyalwang Drukpa]], [[bstan 'dzin mkhyen rab dge legs dpal bzang po]] (1931-1960)<br>
*[[12th Gyalwang Drukpa]], [['jigs med pad ma dbang chen]], (b.1963)<br>
 
There were two immediate incarnations of the [[Kunkhyen Pema Karpo|4th Gyalwang Drukpa, Kunkhyen Pema Karpo]] (1527-1592) - each recognized by a different group of followers: [[Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal]] (1594-1651) and [[Drukchen Pagsam Wangpo| Pagsam Wangpo]], (1593-1653). Pagsam Wangpo was favoured by the powerful Tsang ruler Phuntsog Namgyal (1597-1621) and eventually recognised as the official incarnation in Tibet. [[Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal]] went to Bhutan and established his lineage there.
 
===Main Lineages===
*[[Kagyu]]<br>
*[[Drukpa Kagyu]]<br>
*[[Middle Drukpa]]<br>
 
===Internal Links===
*[[Kagyu]]<br>
*[[Ralung Monastery]]
 
===External Links===
[http://www.drukpa.org/eng/home.htm The Gyalwang Drukpa's Website]
 
[[Category:Buddhist Masters]]
[[Category:Kagyu Masters]]
[[Category:Drukpa Kagyu]]
[[Category:Drukpa Kagyu Masters]]

Revision as of 14:44, 30 July 2008

Gyalwang Drukpa Rinpoche, the head lama of the Drukpa Kagyu tradition. Also known as the Gyalwang Drukchen and Druk Tamche Khyenpa "All-knowing Drukpa" ('brug thams cad mkhyen pa ) the sucessive Gyalwang Drukpa are considered to be incarnations of Tsangpa Gyare Yeshe Dorje(1161-1211) founder of the Drukpa Kagyu school and one of the main disciples of Lingje Repa Pema Dorje.


Followers of the Drukpa Kagyu school consider Tsangpa Gyare Yeshe Dorje to have been an emanation of Avalokiteshvara and incarnation of Naropa. This also applies to the subsequent Gyalwang Drukchen incarnations.


སྐུ་ཕྲེང་། The Successive Incarnations

There were two immediate incarnations of the 4th Gyalwang Drukpa, Kunkhyen Pema Karpo (1527-1592) - each recognized by a different group of followers: Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal (1594-1651) and Pagsam Wangpo, (1593-1653). Pagsam Wangpo was favoured by the powerful Tsang ruler Phuntsog Namgyal (1597-1621) and eventually recognised as the official incarnation in Tibet. Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal went to Bhutan and established his lineage there.

Main Lineages

Internal Links

External Links

The Gyalwang Drukpa's Website