Khenpo Tshewang Sonam
Sonam, Tshewang
| PersonType | Category:Khenpos Category:Authors of Tibetan Works |
|---|---|
| FirstName / namefirst | Tshewang |
| LastName / namelast | Sonam |
| MainNamePhon | Khenpo Tshewang Sonam |
| nametitlepre | Khenpo |
| SortName | Sonam, Tshewang |
| namealt | The 9th Tharpaling Lama |
| bio | Khenpo Tshewang Sonam is the Lama of Tharpaling Monastery, the most well-known center founded by Longchenpa in Bhutan. Prior to becoming the Lama of Tharpaling, he spent many years as a hermit in the mountains of Bhutan while also giving mass teachings on Amitabha and Sukhavati practice in many parts of Bhutan. At the turn of the century, he served as the head of Ngagyur Nyingma Institute in Namdrolling, Mysore, India and as the head of Palyul Shedra, Sichuan in Tibet after he finished his Khenpo degree in Namdrolling in 1998. Khenpo Tshewang received his early education under Wangthang Rinpoche Yeshi Dorji, Lama Gyalwang Nyima, and Lopen Norbu Wangchuk before he moved to study in Namdrolling in Mysore. Since then, he trained under His Holiness Penor Rinpoche and Nyoshul Khenpo in India and Bhutan, and Khenpo Achoe and Trulku Thubzang in Tibet, receiving oral teachings on Dzogchen. He is the author of commentaries on Madhyamakāvatāra and Abhisamayālaṇkāra and many other minor writings. (Source: Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho) |
| YearBirth | 1962 |
| BornIn | Ura, Bumthang, Bhutan |
| languageprimary | Tibetan |
| IsInGyatsa | No |
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