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Ngor Ewaṃ Choden near Shigatse in Tsang was founded in 1429 by Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo. Ngor is part of the Sakya tradition, following the same doctrinal and ritual tradition, but it maintains administrative independence from Sakya Monastery. The monastery is divided into four monastic estates from which its leadership is drawn: Luding, Khangsar, Tartse, and Pende. 

Note: tenure dates are drawn from Heimbel 2017. Some dates are provisional. 

Sources

Akester, Matthew. 2016. Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo's Guide to Central Tibet. Chicago, IL: Serindia Publications, pp. 572-576.

Gyurme Dorje. 2009. Tibet Handbook. Bath: Footprint, pp. 332-333.

Heimbel, Jörg. 2017. The Life and Times of Ngor chen Kun dga' bzang po. Lumbini: Lumbini International Research Institute. 

Ngor Ewaṃ Choden

Abbots & Officers

Ngor Khenchen

1. First Ngor Khenchen Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo 1429 - 1456
2. Second Ngor Khenchen Muchen Sempa Chenpo Konchok Gyeltsen 1456 - 1462
3. Third Ngor Khenchen Jamyang Sherab Gyatso 1462 - 1465
4. Fourth Ngor Khenchen Kunga Wangchuk 1465 - 1478
5. Fifth Ngor Khenchen Pelden Dorje 1479 - 1481
6. Sixth Ngor Khenchen Gorampa Sonam Sengge 1483 - 1486
7. Seventh Ngor Khenchen Konchok Pelwa 1486 - 1513
8. Eighth Ngor Khenchen Muchen Sanggye Rinchen 1513 - 1516
9. Ninth Ngor Khenchen Lhachok Sengge 1516 - 1534
10. Tenth Ngor Khenchen Konchok Lhundrub 1534 - 1557
11. Eleventh Ngor Khenchen Sanggye Sengge 1557 - 1569
12. Twelfth Ngor Khenchen Konchok Pelden 1569 - 1579
13. Thirteenth Ngor Khenchen Drangti Paṇchen Namkha Pelzang 1579 - 1582
14. Twelfth Ngor Khenchen Konchok Pelden 1582 - 1590
15. Thirteenth Ngor Khenchen Drangti Paṇchen Namkha Pelzang 1590 - 1595
16. Fourteenth Ngor Khenchen Jampa Kunga Tashi 1595 - 1615
17. Fifteenth Ngor Khenchen Kunga Sonam Lhundrub 1615 - 1618
18. Sixteenth Ngor Khenchen Pelden Dondrub 1618 - 1621
19. Seventeenth Ngor Khenchen Namkha Sanggye 1622 - 1625
20. Eighteenth Ngor Khenchen Sherab Jungne 1625 - 1653
21. Nineteenth Ngor Khenchen Namkha Rinchen 1653 - 1657
22. Twentieth Ngor Khenchen Ngawang Sonam Gyeltsen 1658 - 1658
23. Twenty-First Ngor Khenchen Sonam Gyatso 1658 - 1667
24. Twenty-Second Ngor Khenchen Pelchok Gyeltsen 1667 - 1671
25. Twenty-Third Ngor Khenchen Jamyang Namkha Pelzang 1671 - 1672
26. Twenty-Fourth Ngor Khenchen lhun grub dpal ldan 1673 - 1686
27. Twenty-Fifth Ngor Khenchen Sanggye Puntsok 1686 - 1689
28. Twenty-Sixth Ngor Khenchen Sanggye Tendzin 1689 - 1693
29. Twenty-Seventh Ngor Khenchen Sheja Zangpo 1695 - 1702
30. Twenty-Eighth Ngor Khenchen byams pa tshul khrims dpal bzang 1703 - 1709
31. Twenty-Ninth Ngor Khenchen bsod nams dpal ldan 1709 - 1713
32. Thirtieth Ngor Khenchen byams pa bsod nams bzang po 1713 - 1722
33. Thirty-First Ngor Khenchen bkra shis lhun grub 1722 - 1725
34. Thirty-Second Ngor Khenchen tshul khrims lhun grub 1725 - 1730
35. Thirty-Third Ngor Khenchen byams pa nam mkha' bsam grub 1731 - 1733
36. Thirty-Fourth Ngor Khenchen dpal ldan chos skyong 1733 - 1739
37. Thirtieth Ngor Khenchen byams pa bsod nams bzang po 1739 - 1740
38. Thirty-Fifth Ngor Khenchen sangs rgyas dpal bzang 1740 - 1741
39. Thirty-Sixth Ngor Khenchen byams pa bsod nams lhun grub 1741 - 1745
40. Thirty-Seventh Ngor Khenchen mi 'gyur rgyal mtshan 1746 - 1751
41. Thirty-Eighth Ngor Khenchen 'jam dbyangs sangs rgyas ye shes 1751 - 1751
42. Thirty-Ninth Ngor Khenchen dkon mchog grags pa 1751 - 1765
43. Fortieth Ngor Khenchen ngag dbang chos skyong bzang po 1765 - 1776
44. Forty-First Ngor Khenchen sangs rgyas grags pa 1776 - ?
45. Forty-Second Ngor Khenchen phun tshogs don grub ? - ?
46. Forty-Third Ngor Khenchen kun dga' bsod nams ? - 1787
47. Forty-Fourth Ngor Khenchen Jampa Namkha Chime 1789 - 1793
48. Forty-Fifth Ngor Khenchen ngag dbang dam chos 1797 - 1805
49. Forty-Sixth Ngor Khenchen byams pa bsod nams dpal 'byor 1805 - 1811
50. Forty-Seventh Ngor Khenchen byams pa kun dga' bstan 'dzin 1812 - 1821
51. Forty-Eighth Ngor Khenchen ngag dbang blo gros bzang po 1821 - 1825?
52. Forty-Ninth Ngor Khenchen dpal ldan chos kyi rgyal mtshan 1825? - 1831?
53. Fiftieth Ngor Khenchen byams pa dpal ldan bzang po 1831? - 1835
54. Fifty-First Ngor Khenchen 'jam dpal bzang po 1835 - 1842
55. Fifty-Second Ngor Khenchen ngag dbang blo gros bstan pa 1842 - 1848
56. Fifty-Third Ngor Khenchen kun dga' bstan pa'i blo gros 1848 - 1851
57. Fifty-Fourth Ngor Khenchen kun dga' bstan pa'i rgyal mtshan 1851 - 1859
58. Fifty-Fifth Ngor Khenchen ngag dbang bsod nams rgyal mtshan 1859 - 1866?
59. Fifty-Sixth Ngor Khenchen 'jam dbyangs shes rab rgya mtsho 1866? - 1870?
60. Fifty-Seventh Ngor Khenchen dpal ldan blo gros rgyal mtshan 1870? - 1876?
61. Fifty-Eight Ngor Khenchen 'jam dbyangs rin chen rdo rje 1876? - 1881?
62. Fifty-Ninth Ngor Khenchen Ngawang Lodro Nyingpo 1881? - 1890?
63. Sixtieth Ngor Khenchen Ngawang Khyenrab Jampel Nyingpo 1890? - 1895?
64. Sixty-First Ngor Khenchen ngag dbang kun dga' bstan pa'i rgyal mtshan 1895 - 1898
65. Sixty-Second Ngor Khenchen byams pa dpal ldan chos mdzad 1898 - 1904
66. Sixty-Third Ngor Khenchen Jamyang Kunzang Tenpai Gyeltsen 1904? - 1920?
67. Sixty-Fourth Ngor Khenchen 'jam dbyangs kun bzang thub bstan chos kyi rgyal mtshan 1920? - 1922?
68. Sixty-Fifth Ngor Khenchen Dampa Rinpoche Ngawang Lodro Zhenpen Nyingpo 1922? - 1924?
69. Sixty-Sixth Ngor Khenchen rgyal sras chos kyi nyi ma 1924 - 1926
70. Sixty-Fifth Ngor Khenchen Dampa Rinpoche Ngawang Lodro Zhenpen Nyingpo 1926 - 1927
71. Sixty-Seventh Ngor Khenchen Jamyang Kunzang Tubten Chokyi Gyeltsen 1927 - 1929
72. Sixty-Eighth Ngor Khenchen ngag dbang blo gros theg mchog bstan pa'i rgyal mtshan 1929 - 1933
73. Sixty-Ninth Ngor Khenchen Druk Khenpo Ngawang Yonten Gyatso 1933 - 1935
74. Seventieth Ngor Khenchen Ngawang Khedrub Gyatso 1936 - 1938
75. Seventy-First Ngor Khenchen Jampa Namkha Kunzang Tenpai Gyeltsen 1939 - 1940
76. Sixty-Seventh Ngor Khenchen Jamyang Kunzang Tubten Chokyi Gyeltsen 1940 - 1941?
77. Seventy-Second Ngor Khenchen 'jam dbyangs thub bstan lung rtogs rgyal mtshan 1942 - 1945
78. Seventy-Third Ngor Khenchen ngag dbang mkhyen brtse thub bstan snying po 1945 - 1948
79. Seventieth Ngor Khenchen Ngawang Khedrub Gyatso 1948 - 1951
80. Seventy-Fourth Ngor Khenchen 'jam dbyangs kun dga' bstan pa'i rgyal mtshan 1951 - 1954
81. Seventy-Fifth Ngor Khenchen 'jam dbyangs bstan pa'i nyi ma 1954 - 1957
82. Seventy-Third Ngor Khenchen ngag dbang mkhyen brtse thub bstan snying po 1957 - 1959

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