Drukpa Senge Rinchen
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Drukpa Senge Rinchen ('brug pa seng ge rin chen) [1258-1313] aka Pökyapa (spos skya pa)
Younger brother of Drukpa Senge Sherab was the fifth of the 'Incomparable Nine Lions' (mnyam med seng ge dgu) important in the early history of the 'Brug pa Bka' brgyud pa school. Throne holder of Ralung Monastery
Literary Works
Main Teachers
- Drukpa Nyima Senge (nyi ma seng ge) [1251-1287]
- Drukpa Senge Sherab
Main Students
- Drukpa Senge Gyalpo ('brug pa seng ge rgyal po) [1289-1326]
Main Lineages
Alternate Names
- Senge Rinchen (seng ge rin chen)
- Rinchen Senge (rin chen seng ge)
- Pökyapa / Pochapa / Poechapa (spos skya pa)
- Pökyapa Rinchen Senge (spos skya pa rin chen seng ge)
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. 44-45
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