The Treasury of Lives

Pelgyi Sengge (dpal gyi seng ge), born into the Lang (rlangs / glang) clan, was the son of Ame Changchub Dekhol (a mes byang chub 'dre khol), who had been a disciple of Padmasambhava and participated in the Buddhist subjugation of Tibetan deities. His mother was Jomo Keldenma (jo mo skal ldan ma).

King Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde btsan) sent Pelgyi Sengge to India to serve as a translator. Later, Padmasambhava gave him and empowerment, during which his flower landed on the maṇḍala of Jigten Choto ('jig rten mchog bstod). As the fruition of his practice, he is said to have been served by the eight groups of spirits.

While practicing meditation at Paro Taksang (phag ro stag tshan) in Bhutan, he received a vision of the wrathful buddha Trakpa Kundu (dregs pa kun 'dul), of the Jikten Choto maṇḍala, and subsequently achieved both common and uncommon accomplishments.

Pelgyi Sengge fathered three sons and passed on the tantric teachings through them. His reincarnations are said to include Rabton Tobden Dorje (rwa ston stobs ldan rdo rje, d.u.) and Dzogchen Drubwang Pema Rigdzin (rdzogs chen grub dbang pad+ma rig 'dzin, 1625-1692).