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Khyungdruk Jampa Tashi was born in the late fifteenth century in Tanak (rta nag), in Tsang. He was the younger brother and disciple of the twelfth abbot of Sera, Chokyi Gyeltsen (chos kyi rgyal mtshan, 1469-1544/1546). He initially studied at Tashilhunpo and ultimately became a renowned scholar. He was also an abbot of Tashilhunpo. He is the author of several texts, including a commentary on the Abhisamayālaṅkāra and an exposition on advanced states of mind and dependent origination. Further details of his life are not available.

Alexander Gardner is Director and Chief Editor of the Treasury of Lives. He completed his PhD in Buddhist Studies at the University of Michigan in 2007. He is the author of The Life of Jamgon Kongtrul The Great.

Published June 2013