Kharchen Pelgyi Wangchuk (mkhar chen dpal gyi dbang phyug) was born into the Kharchen clan, and was, according to some traditions, either the father or the brother of Yeshe Tsogyel (ye shes mtsho rgyal), who may have been the wife of Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan, 742-796) and the consort of Padmasambhava. He mastered the Vajrakīla practices and could vanquish enemies simply by holding his kīla dagger high.
A layman, Pelgyi Wangchuk is said to have accompanied Padmasambava and Yeshe Tsogyel throughout Tibet teaching.
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