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... During breaks between his meditation sessions he continued to teach, producing a number of prominent students including Dilgo Khyentse Tashi Peljor (dil mgo mkhyen brtse bkra shis dpal 'byor, 1910-1991); Kunzang Pelden (kun bzang dpal ldan, 1862-1943), who was known for his extensive commentary on the Bodhicaryāvatāra; Lakla Sonam Chokdrub (glag bla bsod nams chos 'grub, 1862-1944); the Third Mura, Pema Dechen Zangpo (mu ra 03 pad+ma bde chen bzang po, d.u.); Dongak Tenpai Nyima (mdo sngags bstan pa'i nyi ma, c.1898-1959); Tsewang Rigdzin (tshe dbang rig 'dzin, 1883-1958); Sonam Chopel (sod nams chos 'phel, d.u.); the seventeenth abbot of Śrī Siṃha College, Khenpo Munsel (mkhan po mun sel, 1916-1993); Jigme Lodro ('jigs med blo gros, 1879-1955); the twenty-fifth abbot of Śrī Siṃha College, Ngawang Norbu (ngag dbang nor bu, 1886-1958); and Gegyel Khenpo Tubten Namgyel (dge rgyal mkhan po thub bstan rnam rgyal, d.u.). ...

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... His other students included Orgyen Tendzin Norbu, Lala Sonam Chodrub (glag bla bsod nams chos 'grub, 1862–1944), Terton Sogyel Lerab Lingpa (gter ston bsod rgyal las rab gling pa, 1856–1926), Tsokshul Norbu Tendzin, Nyenshul Tulku Jigme Tendzin Osel (nyan shul sprul sku 'jigs med bstan 'dzin 'od gsal, d.u.), Lama Rigdzin Pelzang (bla ma rig 'dzin dpal bzang, d.u.), and Konchok Namgyel (dkon mchog rnam rgyal, d.u.). ...

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... 1851); Lakla Sonam Chokdrub (glag bla bsod nams chos 'grub, 1862-1944); and the Second Troshul Getrul, Tsewang Pelgyi Dorje (khro shul dge sprul 02 tshe dbang dpal gyi rdo rje, d.u.). ...

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Sonam Chopel's disciples included Ngawang Pelzang of Katok Monastery (kaH thog ngag dbang dpal bzang 1879-1941) and Minyak Lama Sonam Chodrub (mi nyag bla ma bsod nams chos 'grub, 1862-1944). ...

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