Sherab Zangpo (shes rab bzang po) was the twelfth abbot of Ralung Monastery. His father was the tenth abbot of Ralung, Jamyang Yeshe Rinchen (’jam dbyangs ye shes rin chen, 1364-1413). He had two brothers: Drung Dorwa (drung rdor ba) and Namkha Pelzang (nam mkha’ dpal bzang, 1398-1425). Drung Dorwa’s son was Druknyon Kunga Lekpa (’brug smyon kun dga’ legs pa, 1455-1529).
With his wife Kunga Dzom (kun dga’ ’dzom) he had two sons, the Second Drukchen, Kunga Peljor (kun dga' dpal 'byor. 1428-1476), the thirteenth abbot of Ralung; and Lhai Wangpo (lha’i dbang po).
Images
Drukpa Kagyu and Kagyu Lineages
Eighteenth century thangka of Drukpa Kagyu and Kagyu lineage masters.
Drukpa Kagyu Lineage of Bhutan
Nineteenth century painting of the Drukpa Kagyu lineage of Bhutan.
Gampopa together with early Drukpa Kagyu masters
A magnificent eighteenth century painting depicting Gampopa with a number of early Drukpa Kagyu masters, including early abbots of Ralung Monastery and several of the "Nine Incomparable Lions."
Bibliography
Ngag dbang chos kyi rgyal po. 1975 (1771). Rje rin po che shes rab bzang po’i rnam thar. In Rwa lung dkar brgyud gser ’phreng. Pelampur: SNGP, vol 3, pp. 107-121.
Sgrub sprul phrin las rgya mtsho. 2009. Gdams ngag bka’ rgya can lnga yi bla ma brgyud pa’i rnam thar dad gsum chu gter ’phel byed ngo mtshar lza ba’i me long. Swayambhu: Shree Gautam Buddha Vihara, p. 159.