Minling Lochen Dharma Shri

Drukpa Mipham Tenpai Nyima ('brug pa mi pham bstan pa'i nyi ma) (1567 1619)

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18th Throne holder of Ralung. Son of Drukpa Mipham Chögyal. Father of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal.

There is an incarnation lineage of this lama which is important in Bhutan.

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Main Teachers

• Drukpa Mipham Chögyal ('brug pa mi pham chos rgyal) (1543-1604)
• Kunkhyen Pema Karpo

Main Students

• Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal

Main Lineages

• Kagyu
  
• Drukpa Kagyu
  
• Middle Drukpa (bar 'brug)
  

Alternate Names

• Tenpai Nyima /Tenpa'i Nyima (bstan pa'i nyi ma)
  
• Drukpa Yabchen Tenpai Nyima ('brug pa yab chen bstan pa'i nyi ma)
  
• Yab Tenpai Nyima (yab bstan pa'i nyi ma)
  
• Mipham Tenpai Nyima (mi pham bstan pa'i nyi ma)
  
• Drukchen Mipham Tenpai Nyima ('brug chen mi pham bstan pa'i nyi ma)
  

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]

Internal Links

• Kagyu