The Treasury of Lives

Pakmodrupa Dorje Gyelpo. One of the three principal students of Gampopa and teacher to many patriarchs of Kagyu sub-traditions.

A nineteenth century painting featuring the First Dorje Drak Rigdzin, Rigdzin Godemchen Ngodrub Gyeltsen, a Nyingma treasure revealer who discovered the Jangter, or Northern Treasures. 

Yuthok Dorje Yudon, second from right, with her relatives, ca. 1937, was a member of two prominent Lhasa families, the Surkhangs and the Yuthoks. 

A photo of Yuthok Dorje Yudon, a member of the Surkhang family who married into the Yuthoks, in 1988, taken by Christine Cox. 

This 19th century painting depicts the central figure of Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje with previous Nyingma masters above. 

Members of the Royal Family of Derge led by Dorje Sengge

This twentieth century painting of the Sixteenth Karmapa depicts Shakyamuni Buddha in the upper register and Kagyu masters below. 

The Dorje Drak Rigdzin is a Nyingma incarnation line with its seat at Dorje Drak, one of the main Nyingma monasteries in Tibet. The line began when the Second Dorje Drak Lekden Dorje was posthumously recognized as the reincarnation of Rigdzin Godemchen and given the title of the Second Dorje Drak in the 16th century. There is a separate enumeration that counts the Third Dorje Drak Rigdzin Ngakgi Wangpo as the First, the Fourth as the Second and so on.

The Samding Dorje Pakmo is a long, powerful and influential female incarnation line. The line dates from the fifteenth century and has its seat at Samding Monastery in Yardrok, established by the Second Dorje Pakmo. The line began with Chokyi Dronma, the daughter of a royal family from Gungtang, and one of the few women historically to receive full ordination and start an incarnation line. The Dorje Pakmo incarnations enjoyed the patronage of the rulers of Nakartse as well as the leading Geluk lamas of the Ganden Podrang, with several members being identified in the families of Paṇchen and Dalai lamas. 

Katok is a major Nyingma monastery in Derge that was founded in 1159 by Dampa Deshek. Said to be the oldest Nyingma monastery, it is known for its preservation of the Kama, or Spoken Word, tradition.

Dorje Drak is a Nyingma monastery on the bank of the Tsangpo river in central Tibet associated with the Northern Treasures tradition. Ngari Panchen Pema Wanggyel stayed there in1540s, at the time it was known as Evaṁ Chokgar. It relocated to its present location in 1632 under the leadership of the Third Dorje Drak Rigdzin Ngakgi Wangpo. The monastery was sacked by the Dzungar army in 1717 and later restored. It is considered one of the six Mother monasteries of the Nyingma tradition.

Zhangzhung Dorjeden is a Shangpa Kagyu monastery that was founded by Khyungpo Neljor in 1121. It is located in the Shang valley of Tsang. Khyungpo Neljor's remains were interred here. It was later converted to the Geluk tradition, and the Shangpa teachings were restored by Kalu Rinpoche in the 1940s.

Cheri Monastery, also known as Chakri Dorjeden, is a hermitage and monastery in the Upper Thimphu valley in Bhutan. It was built in 1619 by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel as his first monastery in Bhutan, where he established the first monastic body.

Rakchab Sengri Dorje Yudzong was a retreat hermitage of Drime Osel Lingpa, a late-ninteenth and early-twentieth century treasure revealer associated with Katok Monastery.

Gongkar Chode, also known as Dorje Den, is a Sakya monastery in central Tibet. It was founded in 1447 or 1465 by Dorjedenpa Kunga Namgyel.

Nechung Monastery, located just south of Drepung near Lhasa, is the seat of the Nechung Oracle, the State Oracle of Tibet, who is the human host for the protector deity Pehar Gyelpo, also known as Dorje Drakden. The first temple at Nechung was constructed in the twelfth century. The monastery was rebuilt and expanded during the reign of the Fifth Dalai Lama and the reign of Desi Sanggye Gyatso in the seventeenth century. Originally a Nyingma establishment, Nechung later developed a close relationship with Drepung Monastery. From the time of the Fifth Dalai Lama, the Nechung oracles have held highly influential positions in the government and were frequently consulted on state matters. The current Nechung Oracle lives in exile where he continues to closely consult the Tibetan government-in-exile.

Tanak Dorjeden is a Shangpa Kagyu monastery that was founded by Pago Kunga Zangpo, the great-grandfather of Gendun Gyatso, the Second Dalai Lama, who was born there. 

Bardrok Dorje Ling was a Drukpa Kagyu monastery in southern Tibet.

Seula Chokhor Dorjeden, a Drukpa Kagyu monastery located north of Punakha in Bhutan, was founded in 1715 by Jamgon Ngawang Gyeltsen, who became known as the First Seula Jamgon Tulku. This important incarnation line has its seat at Chokhor Dorje Den. 

Khyunggon Mingyur Dorje Ling is a Nyingma monastery in Rebkong founded around 1810 by Changlung Pelchen Namkha Jigme.

Do Dorje Drak is a Nyingma monastery in Dartsedo, Kham. It was founded in 1564 as the house monastery of the Chakla family that ruled the region.

Dubdi, also known as Yukzom, is a Nyingma monastery in Sikkim that was founded in 1701 during the reign of Chakdor Namgyal, the Third King of Sikkim. 

Ke Mingyur Dorje Drak is a meditation cave in Litang. Longsel Nyingpo revealed his first treasures there in 1658: The Vajra Essence of the Three Kāyas and The Vajra Essence of the Three Roots .

Orgyen Dorje Den is a Nyingma dharma center established in Alameda, California, by Gyatrul Rinpoche. 

Dorje Dzong is a Geluk monastery in Tsekok Dzong, Amdo.