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Khenpo Kunzang Palden (mkhan po kun bzang dpal ldan c.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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Literary Works

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Main Teachers

• Patrul Rinpoche
  
• Mipham Rinpoche
  
• Orgyen Tenzin Norbu
  

Main Students

• Böpa Tulku Dongak Tenpei Nyima
• Bathur Khenpo Thubga
  
• Troshul Jamdor
  

Main Lineages

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Alternate Names & Spellings

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

Other Reference Sources

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Internal Links

• Kathok Monastery
  

External Links

• TBRC profile
• Andreas Kretschmar's Translation of the first five chapters of Khenpo Kunpal's Bodhicharyavatara commentary