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Melong Dorje + (Melong Dorje was a holder of the Bima Nyingtik lineage of Dzogchen that is said to have originated with Dangma Lhungyel. He was a disciple of Trulzhik Senggye Gyabpa, and the master of Rigdzin Kumarājā, who taught Longchenpa.)
Fourth Dzogchen Drubwang Mingyur Namkhai Dorje + (Mingyur Namkhai Dorje was the Fourth Dzogc … Mingyur Namkhai Dorje was the Fourth Dzogchen Drubwang and the seventh abbot of Dzogchen Monastery in Kham. A student of the First Dodrubchen, he was a widely venerated Dzogchen master who taught dozens of prominent masters across Kham, and forged close ties with Ninth Dalai Lama, with whom he shared a familial relationship. With the sponsorship of the king of Derge he restored Dzogchen Monastery after it was destroyed by an earthquake in 1842.it was destroyed by an earthquake in 1842.)
Mitrayogin + (Mitrayogin was a highly regarded Indian te … Mitrayogin was a highly regarded Indian teacher who flourished in the final days of Buddhism's prominence in India. He was invited to Tibet by his disciple Tropu Lotsāwa and is best known for his tantric collection known as One Hundred Transmissions of Mitra and his Letter to King Candra.ns of Mitra and his Letter to King Candra.)
Muge Samten Gyatso + (Muge Samten Gyatso is most famous for his … Muge Samten Gyatso is most famous for his role as one of the so-called Three Great Scholars after the Cultural Revolution. This epithet is drawn from tenth century Tibetan history when the first Three Great Scholars brought the Dharma to Eastern Tibet due to Langdarma's persecution of Buddhism in central Tibet. Thus this title indicates how Muge Samten and the other two Great Scholars, Dungkar Lobzang Trinle and Alak Tseten Zhabdrung, contributed significantly to the revival of Tibetan scholarship, both at monasteries and secular institutions, following a near twenty-year vacuum due to various political campaigns. Many of today's great Tibetologists both int he PRC and abroad studied with one of these Three Great Scholars. A native of Amdo, Muge Samten trained with some of the great lamas of his day at Muge Tashi Khorlo and Labrang. He was active in modern education, and went to Beijing twice to serve on committees overseeing Tibetan language policy for the PRC.eeing Tibetan language policy for the PRC.)
Naktso Lotsāwa Tsultrim Gyalwa + (Naktso Lotsāwa Tsultrim Gyelwa was a prominent Tibetan translator of the early eleventh century who, at the order of Lha Lama Jangchub Wo, brought [[Atiśa]] to Tibet. He is credited with almost one hundred translations in the Kangyur and Tengyur.)
Mingyur Dorje + (Namcho Mingyur Dorje, the reincarnation of … Namcho Mingyur Dorje, the reincarnation of a Katok lama named Wangdrak Gyatso, was a prolific treasure revealer. Educated and sponsored by the great Kagyu master Karma Chakme, his revelations formed in part the basis of the Pelyul branch of the Nyingma tradition. Among his many treasures included in the Rinchen Terdzod are the Namcho cycle, for which he is best known. He should not be confused with Yongge Terton Mingyur Dorje, another student of Karma Chakme who was born in 1628.dent of Karma Chakme who was born in 1628.)
Jamyang Khyentse Wangchuk + (Nesar Jamyang Khyentse Wangchuk was a Saky … Nesar Jamyang Khyentse Wangchuk was a Sakya treasure revealer and an important teacher in the transmission of a number of Sakya teachings, including the Lamdre Lobshe. A disciple of Tsarchen Losel Gyatso, Khyentse Wangchuk was an important earlier master of the Tsarpa branch of the Sakya tradition. His main seat was Zhalu Monastery, where he served as the fourteenth abbot., where he served as the fourteenth abbot.)
Ngaki Wangpo + (Ngakgi Wangpo was the main lineage holder … Ngakgi Wangpo was the main lineage holder of the Jangter, or Northern Treasures tradition. He was the founder of Dorje Drak Monastery and served as its first throne holder. For this he earned the title of Dorje Drak Rigdzin, which was posthumously assigned to his previous incarnations; at least in some sources; Ngakgi Wangpo is occasionally known as the First Dorje Drak Rigdzin.lly known as the First Dorje Drak Rigdzin.)
Ngari Paṇchen Pema Wangyal + (Ngari Paṇchen Pema Wanggyel was a major Ny … Ngari Paṇchen Pema Wanggyel was a major Nyingma lama of the early sixteenth century. Born in present day Mustang, Nepal, he traveled widely around Tibet promoting the Jangter tradition with his brother, Lekden Dorje. He is remembered to have strictly observed his monastic vows and was the author of many texts, including Ascertaining the Three Vows, which lays out the Buddhist path according to the Nyingma tradition.t path according to the Nyingma tradition.)
Ngawang Lodrö Drakpa + (Ngawang Lodro Drakpa was a vajra master at … Ngawang Lodro Drakpa was a vajra master at Tsangwa Monastery in the Dzamtang region of Amdo. Often referred to as “Mati Rinpoche,” he was one of the leading intellectual figures and most prolific Jonangpa authors of the twentieth century. He is regarded by the living Jonang tradition as a miraculous manifestation of the Tibetan masters Dolpopa Sherab Gyeltsen, Kunga Drolchok, and Tāranātha, among others.nga Drolchok, and Tāranātha, among others.)
Ngoje Repa + (Ngoje Repa Zhedang Dorje (ngo rje ras pa z … Ngoje Repa Zhedang Dorje (ngo rje ras pa zhe sdang rdo rje) was born in the early part of the twelfth century in the Ngor region (ngor) of Tsang (gtsang). His father, a member of the Ngoje (ngo rje) family, was named Dorje Tob (rdo rje stobs), and his mother was named Dortso (rdor mtsho).Among his early teachers were the Kashmiri Paṇḍita Śākyaśrībhadra (kha che pan chen shAkya shrI b+ha dra, 1127-1225). He studied philosophy in the Sakya tradition and was known as an excellent debater and expounder of the Buddhist teachings.According to tradition, when Ngoje Repa first heard of Jikten Gonpo Rinchen Pel ('jig rten mgon po rin chen dpal, 1143-1217) the founder of Drigung Til Monastery ('bri gung mthil), he was overcome by jealousy. He drew a picture on a wall of Jikten Gonpo turning a stone mill with the heads of his disciples in it, a depiction meant to suggest that Jikten Gonpo was spinning the heads of his disciples with false teachings.Confident of his debating skills, he went to Drigung Til to challenge Jikten Gonpo. He was brought into the master's presence by Pelchen Ngepuwa (dpal chen ngad phu ba). Despite his intentions, legend has it that as soon Ngoje Repa saw Jikten Gonpo he felt he was seeing the Buddha himself. he felt he was seeing the Buddha himself.)
Ngok Lotsāwa Loden Sherab + (Ngok Lotsāwa was nephew of Ngok Lekpai She … Ngok Lotsāwa was nephew of Ngok Lekpai Sherab, the founder of Sangpu Neutok, and not only carried on the teaching activities of his uncle but raised the fame and prestige of Sangpu to new heights. He was important not only to his own Kadam lineage, but to the development of Tibetan education in general. Ngok Lotsāwa, working with the Kashmiri paṇḍita Sajjana, produced the sole-surviving translation of the Ratnagotravibhāga, the central text of buddha-nature theory in Tibet. His commentary on the text is said to have initiated the "analytical" exegetical tradition.ted the "analytical" exegetical tradition.)
Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo + (Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo was one of the most … Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo was one of the most famous and influential Sakya teachers of the fifteenth century. A student of Sharchen Yeshe Gyeltsen and Buddhaśrī, he played an important role in the revitalization of the Sakya tradition following the collapse of Yuan patronage, with the establishment of Ngor Monastery in 1429, and the cultivation of support from Mustang and the Rinpung family in Shigatse. He famously engaged in a polemical debate with Khedrubje over the authenticity of the Sakya Hevajra teachings. Among his disciples were Muchen Sempa Chenpo, Gorampa Sonam Sengge, and Shākya Chokden.Gorampa Sonam Sengge, and Shākya Chokden.)
Nyawön Kunga Pal + (Nyawon Kunga Pel (nya dbon kun dga' dpal) … Nyawon Kunga Pel (nya dbon kun dga' dpal) was born in 1285 into the royal family of Gyantse in the Nyang region of Tsang. It is said that when he was three years old he could recite the Litany of the Names of Mañjuśrī from memory.At four years of age his mother took him to Jonang Monastery (jo nang dgon), where the master Yonten Gyatso (yon tan rgya mtsho, d.u.) stared at him, pointed his finger, and exclaimed with a laugh, "He is the rebirth of Jamyang Sarma ('jam dbyangs gsar ma, d.u.)!" Nyawon was then taken to Sakya Monastery (sa skya dgon), where he learned to read and write, and for five years studied Prajñāpāramitā, epistemology, Abhidharma, and the monastic code.He was a brilliant youth, and after receiving the vows of a novice monk from the abbot Nyima Gyeltsen (mkhan chen nyi ma rgyal mtshan, d.u.) when he was twelve years old, Nyawon traveled around for further studies at many of the great Sakya, Kadam, and Kagyu centers of learning in U and Tsang. At the age of nineteen he received full ordination from the abbot Tashi Sengge (bkra shis seng ge, d.u.) at Nyetang Monastery (snye thang dgon), and gained the reputation of being invincible in debate. reputation of being invincible in debate.)
Nyedo Sönam Pal + (Nyemdowa Sonam Pel, the son of Nyemdowa Mawai Sengge, was a disciple of Drakpa Jungne, the fourth abbot of Drigung Monastery.)
Zhang Nyima Bum + (Nyima Bum was the son of Zhangton Tashi Dorje and the uncle of Guru Jober. He was studied primarily with his father and Lama Zhang. He was a holder of the Bima Nyingtik lineage of Dzogchen, as well as lineages of the Sakya and Tselpa Kagyu traditions.)
Nyo Gyelwa Lhanangpa Sanggye Rinchen + (Nyo Gyelwa Lhanangpa Sanggye Rinchen (gnyo … Nyo Gyelwa Lhanangpa Sanggye Rinchen (gnyos rgyal ba lha nang pa sangs rgyas rin chen) was the only child of both of his two parents, he had two half brothers and two half sisters. His father was Nyo Drakpa Pel (gnyos grags pa dpal), one of the four most powerful and wealthy men in U-Tsang in those times. He was not only wealthy but a religious person as well, a bearer of the special Guhyasamāja lineage that came from his famous great-grandfather Nyo Lotsāwa Jungpo Yonten Drak (gnyos lo tsa ba 'byung po yon tan grags), Marpa Chokyi Lodro's (mar pa chos kyi blo gros, c.1012-1097) traveling companion in India.Drakpa Pel, although a layman, often gave Guhyasamāja teachings and initiations to monks. On these occasions, his son Lhanangpa, then known as Zibji Pel (gzi brjid dpal), would sit on his lap and be the first to receive the empowerments. Once he went with his father to Gungtang (gung thang) to visit the famous Zhang Yudrakpa Tsondru Drakpa (zhang g.yu brag pa brtson 'grus grags pa, 1123-1193). Zhang identified him as a reincarnation of the Great Siddha of India known by the name Kṛṣnācharya, in Tibetan Nakpo Chopa (nag po spyod pa). in Tibetan Nakpo Chopa (nag po spyod pa).)
Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje + (Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje was one of th … Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje was one of the great Nyingma Dzogchen masters of the twentieth century. Born in Kham, he trained under Khenpo Ngaga and many other of the era's great teachers. He spent several years in solitary retreat and taught at Katok before fleeing the Communist take over of Tibet in the 1950s. Settling in Bhutan, he taught both high officials and young monks. He travelled and taught widely in the West.e travelled and taught widely in the West.)
Orgyen Lingpa + (Orgyen Lingpa was a prominent early treasu … Orgyen Lingpa was a prominent early treasure revealer who revealed the Pema Katang and the Katang De Nga, two influential sources for the life of Padmasambhava. He is said to have revealed twenty-eight treasures. He is considered to have been the seventh incarnation of Prince Lhase, the middle son of Tri Songdetsen. He seems to have had trouble with the new Pakmodru dynasty and lived the later part of his life in a form of exile. Otherwise, little is known about his life.Otherwise, little is known about his life.)
Orgyen Tendzin Norbu + (Orgyen Tendzin Norbu, a close disciple of Dza Patrul Orgyen Chokyi Wangpo, was an important figure in the Nyingma scholastic tradition, most notably as a teacher to the famous Zhenpen Chokyi Nangwa.)
The Second Pabongkha, Dechen Nyingpo + (Pabongkha Dechen Nyingpo, also known as Ja … Pabongkha Dechen Nyingpo, also known as Jampa Tendzin Trinle Gyatso, was one of the most popular Geluk teachers in the Lhasa Valley in the first half of the twentieth century. His influence also spread to many areas of central Tibet and Kham. Pabongkha's main student, the Third Trijang Rinpoche, was appointed tutor of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. Pabongkha taught and composed works on numerous topics, but is today often remembered for his dissemination of the practice of the deity Dorje Shugden.f the practice of the deity Dorje Shugden.)
Padampa Sangye + (Padampa Sanggye was a Buddhist adept well … Padampa Sanggye was a Buddhist adept well known for his teachings in Tibet, especially of the Prajñāpāramitā corpus and Mahāmudrā system, as well as what would become known as the Zhije tradition. He is also associated with Chod lineages: many sources describe him as a teacher of Machik Labdron, who would herself become known as the genetrix of Chod.self become known as the genetrix of Chod.)
Drogön Chögyal Pakpa + (Pakpa Lodro Gyeltsen was the fifth of the … Pakpa Lodro Gyeltsen was the fifth of the Five Sakya Patriarchs, the men credited with having established the foundation of the Sakya tradition. His father was Sonam Gyeltsen, the younger brother of the great scholar Sakya Paṇḍita Kunga Gyeltsen. He went to Godan Khan’s court with Sakya Paṇḍita as a boy, and went on to play a central role in Tibetan relations with Khubilai Khan and the Mongol rulers of the Yuan Dynasty. Sakya became the capital of Mongolian-ruled Tibet, and using funds from the new Yuan state Pakpa built the Lhakhang Chenmo at Sakya, establishing what is commonly known as Sakya Monastery. He and Sakya Paṇḍita are also credited with developing a written script so that Buddhist texts could be translated into Mongolian, which had previously not been written. This is named Pakpa Script in his honor.. This is named Pakpa Script in his honor.)
Patsab Lotsāwa Nyima Drakpa + (Patsab Lotsāwa Nyima Drakpa was a major tr … Patsab Lotsāwa Nyima Drakpa was a major translator of Madhyamaka texts into Tibet. A monk of Sangpu Monastery, he traveled in in Kashmir to work with paṇḍitas such as Jñānagarbha and Kanakavarma. Among his translations are Nāgārjuna's ''Mūlamadhyamakakārikā'' (D 3824), Āryadeva's ''Catuhśataka-śāstra'' (''Four Hundred Verses'') (D 3846), and Candrakīrti's ''Madhyamakāvatāra'' (D 3861). Tibetans consider him the founder of the Prasangika school of Madhyamaka.er of the Prasangika school of Madhyamaka.)
Palchen Chokyi Yeshe + (Pelchen Chokyi Yeshe was born some time in … Pelchen Chokyi Yeshe was born some time in the twelfth century. His place of birth is not known, but may have been in or near Drigung.He was initially a disciple of a student of Ngok Sengge Khapa (rngog seng ge kha pa), after which he became a disciple of Jikten Gonpo Rinchen Pel ('jig rten mgon po rin chen dpal, 1143-1217), the founder of Drigung Til Monastery ('bri gung mthil) . . .He wrote several treatises of Drigung teachings, including one with the title of Rinpoche Zhidro (rin po che bzhi 'gros). He is likely the author of an influential biography of Pakmodrupa Dorje Gyelpo (phag mo gru pa rdo rje rgyal po, 1110-1170) titled ''Yon tan rin po che'i phreng ba gzi brjid 'bar ba'i sgron me''. phreng ba gzi brjid 'bar ba'i sgron me''.)

Sixteenth Ngor Khenchen Palden Döndrup + (Pelden Dondrub was the Sixteenth Ngor Khenchen, from 1618 to 1622.)

Palgyi Lhunpo + (Pelgyi Lhunpo was a Tibetan monk and trans … Pelgyi Lhunpo was a Tibetan monk and translator active during the ninth century. He is credited with the translation of seven texts in the Kangyur and three in the Tengyur. He collaborated with multiple men from India, Kashmir, and Zahor: Sarvajñādeva, Dharmākara, Vidyakaraprabha, Dharmaśrīprabha, Vidyākarasiṃha, and Jnāñaśānti.śrīprabha, Vidyākarasiṃha, and Jnāñaśānti.)
Pema Ledrel Tsal + (Pema Ledrel Tsel was a treasure revealer w … Pema Ledrel Tsel was a treasure revealer who discovered the Khandro Nyingtik. He was said to be a reincarnation of King Tri Songdetsen’s daughter, Pema Tsel, who, according to legend, died tragically when she was just eight years old, was revived by Padmasambhava, and given the Khandro Nyingtik teachings before passing away again.ngtik teachings before passing away again.)
Pema Lingpa + (Pema Lingpa was a prolific treasure reveal … Pema Lingpa was a prolific treasure revealer and one of the most influential religious figures in Bhutanese history. A native of Bumtang, he trained as a blacksmith before embarking on a long career of treasure discovery and teaching across the southern Tibetan Plateau. He established as his seat the Tamzhing Lhundrub Choling Lhakhang. His lineage, continued through three lines of incarnations -- the Peling Sungtrul, the Peling Tukse and the Gangteng Tulku, dominates the Nyingma tradition in Bhutan.dominates the Nyingma tradition in Bhutan.)
Tsangnyön Heruka + (Perhaps best known today as the author and … Perhaps best known today as the author and publisher of the famous biography and collected songs of Milarepa, Tsangnyon Heruka was also one of the most influential mad yogins of Tibet. He is famous for having renovated the Svayambhū Stūpa in the Kathmandu Valley, and for inspiring a whole school of textual production and printing, sometimes referred to as “the School of Tsangnyon.” Tsangnyon practiced and disseminated the core teachings of the Kagyu tradition: the Six Dharmas of Nāropa, Mahāmudrā, and the Aural Transmissions that had been transmitted by Milarepa’s closest disciples.ansmitted by Milarepa’s closest disciples.)
Potowa Rinchen Sal + (Potowa Rinchen Sel was an important master … Potowa Rinchen Sel was an important master of the early Kadam. He founded Poto Monastery in Penyul for which he derived his title. He ordained at Gyel Lhakang, and went to Reting in 1058, becoming a chief disciple of Dromton and serving as that monastery’s third abbot. A widely influential teacher, he is considered a vital source for the spread of the Kadam tradition.rce for the spread of the Kadam tradition.)
Prajñāvarman + (Prajñāvarman was an eighth-century Indian … Prajñāvarman was an eighth-century Indian author, three of whose works survive in Tibetan translation. These include the ''Viśeṣastavaṭikā'', the commentary on the hymns of praise to the Buddha that opens the Kangyur. A Prajñāvarman was also a prolific translator of Indic works into Tibetan, including works by Kamalaśīla, Asaṅga, and Śāntarakṣita, among other masters. His Tibetan collaborator was Yeshe De. The author and the translator were probably the same person, but it is not certain.ly the same person, but it is not certain.)
Ra Lotsāwa Dorje Drak + (Ra Lotsāwa Dorje Drak was an eleventh cent … Ra Lotsāwa Dorje Drak was an eleventh century translator and infamous magician, important during the later dissemination of the new tantric cycles of Yamāntaka. Ralo embodied the antinomian lifestyle of the Indian tantric Mahasiddhas, taking many wives and engaging in lethal magical combat with a number of respected lamas of his days. He himself is said to have boasted of killing thirteen lamas. Like his contemporary, Marpa, Ra Lotsāwa lived as a feudal lord, establishing no monastery. His transmissions eventually infiltrated all other traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. all other traditions of Tibetan Buddhism.)
Ratna Lingpa + (Ratna Lingpa was a prolific treasure revea … Ratna Lingpa was a prolific treasure revealer, famous for compiling an extensive edition of the Collected Nyingma Tantras. According to tradition, when Ratna Lingpa was twenty-seven, he experienced a vision of Padmasambhava in the form of a yogi dressed in yellow raw silk. He showed him three scrolls, a white, a red and a blue one, and asked Ratna Lingpa to choose one of them. Ratna Lingpa answered that he wanted all three. Because of the auspicious connection created by his answer, Ratna Lingpa received all three inventories, and was able to reveal in a single lifetime the termas he would have otherwise revealed in three successive lifetimes. He is therefore also known as Zhikpo Lingpa (zhig po gling pa) and Drodul Lingpa ('gro 'dul gling pa).a) and Drodul Lingpa ('gro 'dul gling pa).)
Ratnākaraśānti + (Ratnākaraśānti was an Indian scholar and t … Ratnākaraśānti was an Indian scholar and tantric adept who lived during the late tenth and early eleventh century. The head of the great Indian monastery Vikramaśīla, he was a teacher to Atiśa, Maitrīpā, Śraddhākaravarman, and Drokmi Śākya Yeshe, among others. Forty of his compositions are included in the Tibetan Tengyur. In his esoteric works he sought to explain tantric practice from a Yogācāra interpretation of the Perfection of Wisdom literature.on of the Perfection of Wisdom literature.)
Rigdzin Gödem + (Rigdzin Godemchen was a Nyingma treasure r … Rigdzin Godemchen was a Nyingma treasure revealer who discovered the Jangter, or Northern Treasures. He was posthumously known as the First Dorje Drak Rigdzin after the Third Dorje Drak Rigdzin claimed to have been the reincarnation of Lekden Dorje, who was himself identified as the reincarnation of Godemchen. According to legend, when he was eleven years old three feathery growths appeared on the top of his head; by the time he was twenty-three there were five. Because these growths looked like the feathers of a vulture, he became famous as Godkyi Demtruchen (rgod kyi ldem 'phru can), ‘the one with vulture’s feathers’, which is generally shortened to Godemchen. Later in life he became known as Rigdzin Chenpo (rig 'dzin chen po; mahāvidyādhara) and this title has been held ever since by each of his successive incarnations.ce by each of his successive incarnations.)
Rinchen Jangchub + (Rinchen Jangchub (rin chen byang chub) was … Rinchen Jangchub (rin chen byang chub) was born in a village called Lhadra (lha sgra) in Dento ('dan stod), Kham. His father, Tonpa Sanggye Pel (ston pa sangs rgyas dpal), was said to be an incarnation of Marpa Chokyi Lodro (mar pa chos kyi blo gros, 1012?-1097). His mother's name was Choden (chos ldan). They were members of the Kyura (skyu ra) clan, and relatives of Jikten Gonpo ('jig rten dgon po, 1143-1217), the founder of Drigung Til Monastery ('bri gung mthil dgon pa). Rinchen Jangchub had one sister and five brothers, including an elder brother, Won Sherab Jungne (dbon shes rab 'byung gnas, 1187-1241), who served as the third abbot of Drigung Monastery, and a youngest brother named Chennga Gampopa (spyan snga sgam po pa), another close disciple of Jikten Gonpo. The names of his other siblings are not known. . . . Rinchen Changchup wrote many treatises including a commentary on Single Intention (''dgongs gcig'') titled ''Rinjangma'' (''rin byang ma'').) titled ''Rinjangma'' (''rin byang ma'').)
Lochen Rinchen Zangpo + (Rinchen Zangpo was one of the most importa … Rinchen Zangpo was one of the most important translators in Tibetan history. Working under the sponsorship of the kings of Guge, he was responsible for the translation of many of the texts of the Second Propagation of Buddhism in Tibet. Seventeen volumes of his translations are in the Kangyur, and thirty-three volumes in the Tengyur. He is credited with one hundred and eight volumes of tantric translations, as well as numerous volumes of texts relating to science and medicine. Rinchen Zangpo is also considered responsible for the construction of numerous temples across western Tibet and the Northwest Indian Himalaya, although almost all of the attributions are tenuous. He was the first to introduce the Cakrasaṃvara tantra and the cult of the deity Mahākāla to Tibet, and was responsible for translations of several important Prajñāpāramitā scriptures. Many of the lineages he introduced, particularly those of the Yogatantras, are maintained in the Sakya tradition.as, are maintained in the Sakya tradition.)
Zangpo Drakpa + (Ritropa Zangpo Drakpa was a fourteenth-cen … Ritropa Zangpo Drakpa was a fourteenth-century treasure revealer who is most well-known for discovering The Supplication in Seven Chapters and for transmitting a set of treasure scrolls to Rigdzin Godemchen. Although Zangpo Drakpa himself was trained in the Dakpo Kagyu Order, his treasures are foundational for the Jangter or "Northern Treasures" of the Nyingma tradition. As the title "Ritropa" suggests, Zangpo Drakpa was a homeless, mountain-wandering hermit; he appears to have spent most of his life in Southern Lato and western Tsang.s life in Southern Lato and western Tsang.)
Rog Bande Sherab Ö + (Rok Bande Sherab O was a Nyingma scholar and yogi who was a major figure in the transmissions of the Guhyagarbha Tantra and the "later lineage" of Zhije tradition of Padampa Sanggye.)
Rongtön Sheja Kunrik + (Rongton Sheja Kunrik is the second in the … Rongton Sheja Kunrik is the second in the line of great Sakya masters known as the Six Ornaments of Tibet. Among these teachers he is particularly revered for his mastery of the Buddhist sutras. Rongton studied and taught at Sangpu Neutok Monastery. He founded Penpo Nalendra Monastery in 1436. founded Penpo Nalendra Monastery in 1436.)
Rongzom Chökyi Zangpo + (Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo was an eleventh-cent … Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo was an eleventh-century Tibetan translator, author, and exegete of Buddhist literature. Among his translations and commentarial works are important scriptures transmitted as part of the first and second period of Buddhist diffusion in Tibet. He is a seminal figure for the Nyingma, traditionally described as the last translator of the early translation period. His work as a translator and exegete is nevertheless also important to the later translation period and the so-called New Schools of Tibetan Buddhism. His prodigious literary output––including his early and influential commentary on Guhyagarbhatantra and his vociferous defense of Tibet's Dzogchen tradition––affirm his place as the first of the three luminaries of the Nyingma tradition, alongside Longchenpa and Ju Mipam Gyatso. alongside Longchenpa and Ju Mipam Gyatso.)
Sabzang Mati Paṇchen Lodrö Gyaltsen + (Sabzang Mati Paṇchen Lodro Gyeltsen is kno … Sabzang Mati Paṇchen Lodro Gyeltsen is known as a great Sakya scholar but was also one of Dolpopa’s fourteen major disciples. He was a great master of sutra and tantra, especially the Five Books of Maitreya and the Kālacakra Tantra. He completed a new revised translation of the Kālacakra Tantra and the Vimalaprabhā. He studied at Sakya, Zhalu, Jonang, and other monasteries in the 14th century. He later lived and taught at Sabzang Ganden Monastery.ed and taught at Sabzang Ganden Monastery.)
Sachen Kunga Nyingpo + (Sachen Kunga Nyingpo was the first of the … Sachen Kunga Nyingpo was the first of the Sakya Jetsun Gongma Nga, the five founding patriarchs of Sakya. These five men of the Khon family are credited with having laid the foundations for the Sakya tradition. Sachen was a layman and the third Sakya Tridzin or throne holder, a position distinct from his later designation as a patriarch. His father, Khon Khonchog Gyelpo, was the first Sakya throne holder and the founder of what became Sakya monastery.he founder of what became Sakya monastery.)
Sakya Paṇḍita + (Sakya Paṇḍita Kunga Gyaltsen, commonly ref … Sakya Paṇḍita Kunga Gyaltsen, commonly referred to as Sapaṇ, was the fourth of the Five Patriarchs of Sakya and the sixth Sakya throne holder. A member of the illustrious Khon family that established and controlled the Sakya tradition, he was an advocate for strict adherence to Indian Buddhist traditions, standing in opposition to Chinese or Tibetan innovations that he considered corruptions. In this regard he was a major player in what has been termed the Tibetan Renaissance period, when there was a move to reinvigorate Tibetan Buddhism’s connections to its Indian antecedents. He was instrumental in transmitting the Indian system of five major and five minor sciences to Tibet. As an ordained monk, Sapaṇ was instrumental in laying the groundwork for adherence to the Vinaya at Sakya Monastery, built under his successors. He authored more than one hundred texts and was also a prolific translator from Sanskrit. His writings are among the most widely influential in Tibetan literature and prompted commentaries by countless subsequent authors. Sapaṇ’s reputation as a scholar and Buddhist authority helped him forge close ties with powerful Mongols, relations that would eventually lead to the establishment of Sakya Monastery and its position of political power over the Thirteen Myriarchies of central Tibet.the Thirteen Myriarchies of central Tibet.)
Sangye Gompa Senge + (Sanggye Gompa Sengge was the sixth abbot of Nartang Monastery from 1241 to 1248 or 1249.)
Nupchen Sangye Yeshe + (Sanggye Yeshe (sangs rgyas ye shes) was bo … Sanggye Yeshe (sangs rgyas ye shes) was born into the Nub (gnubs) clan in the Dra (sgrags) region of U (dbus) around the year 844. His father was Selwa Wangchuk (gsal ba dbang phyug) and his mother was Chimo Tashi Tso (mchims mo bkra shis 'tsho). His birth name was Dorje Tritsuk (rdo rje khri gtsug). Sanggye Yeshe was his ordination name; his tantric initiation name was Dorje Yangwang Ter (rod rje yang dbang gter).At the age of seven he began studying with Odren Pelgi Zhonnu ('o bran dpal gyi gzhon nu), who heads a long list of luminaries with whom he studied. According to later historians he received tantric initiation from Padmasambhava, his flower landing on the maṇḍala of Yamāntaka, the wrathful form of Mañjuśrī. In his own biography Nubchen claims to have met Padmasambhava on the border of India and Nepal, and to have received teachings from him, but it is unlikely that he lived early enough to have actually encountered him.The list given of the Indian masters who he met includes Śrī Siṃha, Vimalamitra, and Kamalaśīla, who ordained him. He also trained with Nyak Jñānakumara (gnyags dznya na ku ma ra) and his disciples Sokpo Pelgyi Yeshe (sog po dpal gyi ye shes) and Zhang Gyelwai Yonten (zhang rgyal ba'i yon tan), both of whom had also been disciples of Ma Rinchen Chok (rma rin chen mchog).s of Ma Rinchen Chok (rma rin chen mchog).)
Akhu Ching Sherab Gyatso + (Sherab Gyatso, the secretary of the Third Jamyang Zhepa, was a highly respected scholar based at Labrang Tashikhyil.)
Shongton Dorje Gyaltsen + (Shongton Lotsāwa Dorje Gyeltsen was a prominent translator who translated the complete Tibetan poetry system from Sanskrit as well as around a dozen titles found in the Tengyur.)
Smṛtijñānakīrti + (Smṛtijñānakīrti is sometimes considered the first translator of the "later propagation" of Buddhism in Tibet, and the figure who inaugurated the "new translations." He was primarily based in Kham, at Drentang, near Langtang Dolma Lhakhang.)
Sonam Gyatso + (Sonam Gyatso was given the title of Dalai … Sonam Gyatso was given the title of Dalai Lama by the leader of the Tumet Mongols, Altan Khan, which was posthumously applied to his previous incarnations, Gendun Drub and Gendun Gyatso. A tireless missionary of the Geluk teachings, he was instrumental in what is known as “the second conversion of the Mongols”, bringing the Geluk teachings to the region. Sonam Gyatso founded several important Geluk monasteries, including Kumbum, Litang Ganden Tubchen Chokorling, and Namgyel Monastery. in 1581 he served as the thirteenth throne-holder of Chamdo Jampa Ling for six months.older of Chamdo Jampa Ling for six months.)