Drukpa Mipham Chögyal

Drukpa Mipham Chögyal ('brug pa mi pham chos rgyal) (1543-1604)

17th Throne Holder of Ralung Monastery. Son of Drukpa Chung Rinpoche Ngakyi Wangpo; father of Drukpa Mipham Tenpai Nyima; and paternal grandfather of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal.

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Main Teachers

• zhig po gling pa gar gyi dbang phyug rtsal
• ngag dbang chos rgyal
• Drukpa Chung Rinpoche Ngakyi Wangpo ('brug pa gcung rin po che ngag gi dbang po) [1517-1554]

Main Students

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

Main Lineages

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

Alternate Names

• Mipham Chögyal (mi pham chos rgyal)
• Mipham Chökyi Gyalpo (mi pham chos kyi rgyal po)
• Drukchen Mipham Chögyal ('brug chen mi pham chos rgyal)

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