The Nyingon Choktrul incarnations were masters of the Katok branch of the Nyingma tradition with seats at both Katok Dorjeden and Nyingon Monastery. The line originated when the First Drime Zhingkyong identified a boy, Jangchub Dorje, as the reincarnation of a lama named Sanggye Tashi who had resided at Nyingon Monastery and had served at Katok during the crucial period of transition and revival.
Biographies
The Fourth Nyingon Choktrul, Sonam Dorje
late 19th cent.
The Fourth Nyingon Choktrul, Sonam Dorje was born in Litang in Kham in the nineteenth century. He was identified as the incarnation of the Third Nyingon Choktrul, Zhenpen Dorje, and brought to Katok Monastery where he was enthroned to the seat of the monastery. He passed away at a very young age.
