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... At Dzongsar Chokyi Wozer received full monastic ordination in the presence of Khyentse Chokyi Lodro, Khangsar Ngawang Lodro Zhenpen Nyingpo (khang sar ngag dbang blo gros gzhan phan snying po, 1876–1952), Jamyang Chokyi Gyeltsen ('jam dbyangs chos kyi rgyal mtshan, 1870–1940) and others.[14] During the ceremony he received the name Lodro Lekshe Gyatso (blo gros legs bshad rgya mtsho). This may have been the first time gelong (dge slong) ordination vows were given at Dzongsar, as monks there traditionally had gone to Ngor Monastery (ngor) in central Tibet for their ordination ceremonies. 

... Dru Jamyang Drakpa ('bru 'jam dbyangs grags pa) taught him Mipam Gyatso's commentary on the Kālacakra Tantra, Śāntarakṣita's Madhyamakālaṃkāra and other Buddhist classics ...

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... Nevertheless he made sure that the other Sakya monks who were then studying with Khenpo Zhenga, including Dezhung Anjam Jamyang Kunga Tenpai Gyeltsen (sde gzhung a 'jam 'jam dbyangs kun dga' bstan pa'i rgyal mtshan, 1885–1952), Ga Lama Jamyang Gyeltsen (sga bla ma 'jam dbyangs rgyal mtshan, 1870–1940), and Lama Gendun Zangpo (bla ma dge 'dun bzang po, c ...

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... Among his classmates at the Śrīsiṃha College were Ngawang Lodro Zhenpen Nyingpo (ngag dbang blo gros gzhan phan snying po, 1876–1953), Dezhung Anjam (sde gzhung a 'jam, 1885–1952), and Gaton Jamyang Gyeltsen (sga ston 'jam dbyangs rgyal mtshan, 1870–1940).[2] ...

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... His paternal uncles included Ga Lama Jamyang Gyeltsen (sga bla ma 'jam dbyangs rgyal mtshan, 1870–1940), Lama Gendun Zangpo (bla ma dge 'dun bzang po, c ...

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... He had eight brothers, including Ga Lama Jamyang Gyeltsen (sga bla ma 'jam dbyangs rgyal mtshan, 1870-1940) and Kelzang Trinle (skal bzang phrin las), who was the father of the Bhutan Khenpo Ngawang Yonten Gyatso ('brug mkhan po ngag dbang yon tan rgya mtsho ...

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... Jago, alongside Khenpo Jamyang Gyeltsen (mkhan po 'jam dbyangs rgyal mtshan, 1870–1940), decided that Chokyi Lodro would continue to run Dzongsar, while the younger Chokyi Wangchuk would relocate to Lhundrubteng (lhun grub steng) in the capital, also known as Derge Gonchen (sde dge dgon chen) ...

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... Either before sealing himself inside the cave, or while he was in residence there, Chokyi Wangchuk went to Gagu Hermitage (gwa gu), up the valley from Dzongsar, and received the Lamdre Lobshe transmission from Khenpo Jamyang Gyeltsen (mkhan po 'jam dbyangs rgyal mtshan, 1870-1940) ...

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The prince received religious instruction from prominent local lamas, including the Eleventh Situ, Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro ('jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse chos kyi blo gros, 1893–1959) of Dzongsar Monastery (rdzong sar dgon), Khenpo Zhenga (mkhan po gzhan dga', 1871–1927) of Dzogchen Monastery (rdzogs chen dgon), and Khenpo Jamyang Gyeltsen (mkhan po 'jam dbyangs rgyal mtshan, 1870-1940).[7] ...

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At age eight the young Dezhung fell ill, and his uncle requested the help of a fellow resident of Dzinda, Jamyang Gyeltsen ('jam dbyang rgyal mtshan, 1870/80–1940/50), who would become one of Dezhung's teachers ...

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... Ngawang Lekpa introduced the child to another primary teacher, his distant cousin Ga Lama Jamyang Gyeltsen (sga bla ma 'jam dbyangs rgyal mtshan, 1870–1940), whom Dezhung first met when he came to cure an illness.[8] ...

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He also received teachings from Dezhung Lungrik Nyima (gde gzhung lung rigs nyi ma, 1840-1898), who came to Dzinda under the sponsorship of two illustrious members of the retreat community, Jamyang Gyeltsen ('jam dbyang rgyal mtshan, 1870/80-1940/50) and Gaton Ngawang Lekpa (sga ston ngag dbang legs pa, 1864–1941) ...

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Tubten Gyeltsen studied at Khamshe for eight years under the second and third abbots, Khenpo Chokyi Wozer, and Jamyang Gyeltsen ('jam dbyangs rgyal mtshan, 1870-1940), and served as teaching assistant (skyor dpon) for the second half of his time there ...

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