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'''Khenpo Kunzang Palden''' (mkhan po kun bzang dpal ldan 1872-1943) was born in Dzachukha in East Tibet. He was one of [[Patrul Rinpoche]]'s main students and his principal biographer, and was also an important student of [[Mipham Rinpoche]] and the author of a famous commentary to his [[Beacon of Certainty]] (nges shes sgron me). He is best known however for his commentary to the [[Bodhicharyavatara]], based almost entirely on the teachings he received from Patrul Rinpoche. He was the first khenpo appointed to the shedra of [[Kathok Monastery]], a position he passed on to [[Khenpo Ngawang Palzang]], aka Khenpo Ngakchung.
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===Main Teachers===
===Main Teachers===
*[[Patrul Rinpoche]]<br>
*[[Patrul Rinpoche]]<br>
*[[Mipham Rinpoche]]<br>
*[[Orgyen Tenzin Norbu]]<br>


===Main Students===
===Main Students===
*[[Böpa Tulku]]<br>
*[[Böpa Tulku]]<br>
*[[Bathur Khenpo Thubga]]<br>
*[[Troshul Jamdor]]<br>


===Main Lineages===
===Main Lineages===
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===Alternate Names & Spellings===
===Alternate Names & Spellings===
*[[kun bzang chos kyi grags pa]]<br>
*kun bzang chos kyi grags pa<br>
*kun bzang dpal ldan chos grags<br>


===Other Reference Sources===
===Other Reference Sources===
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===Internal Links===
===Internal Links===
*Add double-brackets "[[ ]]" around any relevant word or phrase and it will create a new page for that term or link to an already existing page
*[[Kathok Monastery]]<br>


===External Links===
===External Links===
*[http://www.tbrc.org/cgi-bin/tbrcdatx?do=so&resource=P6962 TBRC profile]
*[http://www.tbrc.org/cgi-bin/tbrcdatx?do=so&resource=P6962 TBRC profile]
*[http://www.kunpal.com/ Andreas Kretschmar's Translation of the first five chapters of Khenpo Kunpal's Bodhicharyavatara commentary]


[[Category:Buddhist Masters]]
[[Category:Buddhist Masters]]
[[Category:Nyingma Masters]]
[[Category:Nyingma Masters]]

Revision as of 09:59, 28 April 2006

Khenpo Kunzang Palden (mkhan po kun bzang dpal ldan 1872-1943) was born in Dzachukha in East Tibet. He was one of Patrul Rinpoche's main students and his principal biographer, and was also an important student of Mipham Rinpoche and the author of a famous commentary to his Beacon of Certainty (nges shes sgron me). He is best known however for his commentary to the Bodhicharyavatara, based almost entirely on the teachings he received from Patrul Rinpoche. He was the first khenpo appointed to the shedra of Kathok Monastery, a position he passed on to Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, aka Khenpo Ngakchung.


Literary Works

Main Teachers

Main Students

Main Lineages

Alternate Names & Spellings

  • kun bzang chos kyi grags pa
  • kun bzang dpal ldan chos grags

Other Reference Sources

Internal Links

External Links