Khenpo Tshewang Sonam

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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The Nyingma, which is often described as the oldest tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, traces its origin to Padmasambhava, who is said to have visited Tibet in the eighth century.