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... He also sponsored a stupa for his father Sachen and golden statues of both his elder brother Sonam Tsemo and his younger brother, Pelchen Opo (dpal chen 'od po, 1150-1203) who was Sakya Paṇḍita's father ...

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Early in his time in Tibet, possibly while still on his route to Tropu from Chumik (chu mig) in 1204, he met Sakya Paṇḍita Kunga Gyeltsen (sa skya paN Di ta kun dga' rgyal mtshan, 1182-1251), who was on his way to Kyangdur (rkyang 'dur) with funeral offerings following the death of his father, Pelchen Opo (dpal chen 'od po, 1150-1203) ...

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Sakya Paṇḍita Kunga Gyeltsen (sa skya pan di ta kun dga' rgyal mtshan), commonly known as Sapaṇ was born in 1182, the son of Pelchen Opo (dpal chen 'od po, 1150-1203), who was the son of Sachen Kunga Nyingpo (sa chen kun dga' snying po, 1092-1158) and the nephew of Sonam Tsemo (bsod names rtse mo, 1142-1182) and Drakpa Gyeltsen (grags pa rgyal mtshan, 1147-1216) ...

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