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... Paṇchen Sonam Drakpa (paN chen bsod nams grags pa, 1478-1554) states that Lodro Gyeltsen served as abbot of Kamkam Monastery for six years, as abbot of Rinchen Gang for eighteen months, and that he lived thereafter in retreat ...
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... His comparative study of textbook manuals—those by Panchen Sonam Drakpa (paNchen bsod nams grags pa, 1478-1554), the composer of the Loseling Dratsang (blo gsal gling grwa tshang) textbook manuals, and those by Kunkhyen Jamyang Zhepa, the composer of the Gomang textbook manuals—stands as one of the exceptional features of Ngawang Khedrub's training in Lhasa ...
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Among his students were Gendun Gyatso, posthumously known as the Second Dalai Lama (tA la'i bla ma 02 rgyal ba dge 'dun rgya mtsho, 1476-1542); Paṇchen Sonam Drakpa, who served as the Fifteenth Ganden Tripa (dga' ldan khri pa 15 paN chen bsod nams grags pa, 1478-1554); Jamyang Donyo Pelden, who served as the fourth abbot of Sera Je and the tenth abbot of Sera ('jam dbyangs don yod dpal ldan, 1445-1524); and Chokyi Gyeltsen, who served as the fifth abbot of Sera Je and the twelfth abbot of Sera (chos kyi rgyal mtshan, 1469-1544/46). ...
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However, when Sanggye Pel was about to leave for Kongpo, Sanggye Pel received orders from Paṇchen Sonam Drakpa (paN chen bsod nams grags pa, 1478-1554) and the Second Dalai Lama, Gendun Gyatso (ta la'i bla ma 02 dge 'dun rgya mtsho, 1475-1542) stating that he must stay in Jang ('jang zabs) for sake of the spread of the Geluk teachings ...
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... Ngawang Drakpa became his chief attendant.[1] Tibetan historians such as Paṇchen Sonam Drakpa (P101 paṇ chen bsod nams grags pa, 1478-1554) and Desi Sanggye Gyatso (sde srid sangs rgyas rgya mtsho, 1653-1705) list him as one of the first four disciples of Tsongkhapa (sras snga tshar bzhi'i nang tshan), the other three being Drakpa Lodro (grags pa blo gros) from Kham, Dongton Yeshe Pel (rong ston ye shes dpal), and Geshe Tonpa (dge bshes ston pa).[2] ...
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