The Treasury of Lives

Trulzhik Nauwa Chadrelwa ('khrul zhig sna'u ba bya bral ba) was born in Zurkhar (zur mkhar) in the fifteenth century. He was ordained at Zalung (za lung) and given the name Dorjedze (rdo rje mdzes).

At Kala Dungtso (kA la dung mtsho), at Dakpa Shelri (dag pa shel ri) in Tsari (tsa ri), he met Dungtso Repa "The Earlier" and received from him the complete transmission of his revelations, becoming the lama’s attendant and close disciple. He practiced meditation at a place called Nau Gangra (sna’u gangs ra), earning his name Nauwa Chadrelwa, meaning "Hermit of Nau."