Rak ra thub bstan chos dar
Rak ra thub bstan chos dar on the DRL
| Wylie | rak ra thub bstan chos dar |
|---|---|
| English Phonetics | Rakra Tupten Chodar |
- Rakra, 6th
| Birth: | 1925 |
|---|---|
| Death: | July 10, 2012 |
Tibetan calendar dates
| Day | |
|---|---|
| Month | |
| Gender | Female |
| Element | Wood |
| Animal | Ox |
| Rab Jyung | 15 |
| Day | 22 |
|---|---|
| Month | 5 |
| Gender | Male |
| Element | Water |
| Animal | Dragon |
| Rab Jyung | 16 |
- Religious Affiliation
- Geluk
- Primary Professional Affiliation
- Drepung Monastery
Biographical Information
Rakra Rinpoche (Rakra Thubten Choedar) was born in 1925 (Fire Ox Year) to Gyurme Gyatso Tethong, then Governor of Derge (Derge chikyap) and Dolma Tsering nee Rong Dikyiling (d/o Dikyiling Sawang Tsering Rabten). The boy was named Rigzin Namgyal by Khenchen Ngawang Samten Lodroe (1868-1931) of the Great Monastery of Derge. At the age of two he was recognized as the 6th Rakra incarnate of Pakshoe monastery in Kham. His father was initially against having his child become a lama, but after the 13th Dalai Lama himself recognized the incarnation, Gyurme Gyatso had to give up his son. His Holiness named the boy Rakra Thubten Choedar.
Rakra was first schooled at Pakshoe monastery, but from 1935 he started his formal education at Drepung monastery, specifically Gomang college, Ghungru khamtsen (fraternity). He was a bright child and a fast learner. He was also very lucky to have as his principal teacher a geshe (doctor of divinity) who combined profound erudition with an unusual liberal disposition. This geshe seemed to have left a deep impression on the young Rakra. (Source Accessed Feb 10, 2023)
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