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Once, when reading the biography of Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1385–1509)—one of his previous incarnations—he is said to have felt intense faith and prayed to him, which resulted in the great saint appearing and granting teachings ...

Read more from the biography of Apang Terton


... He famously invited the Nyingma tantric master Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, c.1361-c.1464) to choose a site for the establishment of a royal temple ...

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By this point she had made contact with Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1361?-1464?), the extraordinary Nyingma master who had become famous both for his religious deeds and miracles and for the production of iron-chain bridges over the Tsangpo River ...

Read more from the biography of Chokyi Dronma


... Ngawang Khyenrab Jampel Nyingpo and his uncle, Khenchen Ngawang Lodro Nyingpo (mkhan chen ngag dbang blo gros snying po) had visited Kham in the 1890s and established multiple shrines to the god, including, possibly, in Derge, where the temple is located not far from the famous temple of Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po). ...

Read more from the biography of Druk Khenpo Ngawang Yonten Gyatso


... A few years later, Dudul Dorje enrolled in Lhundrubteng (lhun grub steng), the royal Sakya monastery at Derge Gonchen (sde dge dgon chen), which had been founded by Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po) in 1448 ...

Read more from the biography of Dudul Dorje


... The Lhunding medical tradition had originated with Lhunding Gema (lhun sdings dge ma), the son of a disciple and biographer of Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1361-1485) named Sherab Pelden (shes rab dpal ldan) ...

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... The significance of this is that this master taught Gonpo Wanggyel from the alternate Northern Treasure lineage running not via Dorje Drag but through Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1361–1485) and preserved at Katok Monastery (kaH thog) ...

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... According to Namkhai Norbu, opposition to Chokyi Wangchuk grew in Derge, primarily among the worshippers of Dorje Shugden (rdo rje shugs ldan), who maintained a small temple to the west of the palace and monastery not far from the Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1361-1485) temple. ...

Read more from the biography of Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Wangchuk


During his childhood, he listened to tales told by the elders in the village where the temple was situated, including those drawn from the lives of the saints such as Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1361-1485) ...

Read more from the biography of Karma Shedrub Chokyi Sengge


It seems that after the death of Chokyi Dronma, Delek Chodren pleaded with Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1361?-1464?), a main teacher of Chokyi Dronma, to authorize the search for Chokyi Dronma's reincarnation ...

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Lekdrub Pel's son, Sherab Pelden (shes rab dpal ldan, fifteenth century), known also as Tsoje Pema Sitar ('tsho byed pad+ma sri thar), was a disciple and biographer of Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1361-1485), as well as a disciple of Rigdzin Godemchen (rig 'dzin rgod ldem chen, 1337-1408), who originated the Jangter, or Northern Treasure Tradition ...

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... He built a statue of Padmasambhava (pad+ma 'byung gnas, 8th c.) and Tangton Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1361-1486) in a cave facing Zangmo mountain where Tangton Gyelpo was said to have meditated. ...

Read more from the biography of Lhagyari Zilnon Wangchuk


... According to the records of the Fifth Dalai Lama (ta la'i bla mo 05, 1617-1682), Namgyel Gonpo also transmitted teachings to Dorje Gonpo (rdo rje mgon po), who was one of Rigdzin Godemchen's earliest disciples, Sonam Zangpo (bsod nams bzang po, 1341-1433), Sangye Wonchen (sangs rgyas dbon chen), Rigdzin Sangngak Dongpo (rigs 'dzin gsang sngags sdong po), and Donyo Gyeltsen (don yod rgyal mtshan), who transmitted the Northern Treasures to Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1361-1486). ...

Read more from the biography of Namgyel Gonpo


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When he was in his mid-twenties, Tsangnyon received some instructions from the Second Drukchen Kunga Peljor ('brug chen 02 kun dga' dpal 'byor, 1428–1476), and about a year later he visited Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1361–1485) at the latter’s main seat, Pelchen Riwoche (dpal chen ri bo che), in Northern Lato (la stod byang). ...

Read more from the biography of Tsangnyon Heruka


... While there he met Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1385-1464), the Sakya master and famous ironworker.10 ...

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... It is said that the Sakya master Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1361-1485) attempted to prevent him from establishing the new monastery ...

Read more from the biography of Gendun Drub


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Gyurme Dechen ('gyur med bde chen) was born in 1540, a maternal descendent of the great adept Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1361-1485) ...

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... Later, when Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1361-1485) summoned all the deities of Paro to help him build a stupa there, one deity refused to appear ...

Read more from the biography of Humrel Dung Dung Gyelchok


In 1622 Puntsok Namgyel's son and successor, Tsang Desi Karma Tenkyong Wangpo (gtsang sde srid karma bstan skyong dbang po, 1606-1642) invited Amnye Zhab to Shigatse's Samdrub Monastery, which was built by Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1361-1485) ...

Read more from the biography of Jamyang Amnye Zhab Ngawang Kunga Sonam


... His Drubtob Tuktik (grub thob thugs tig) was classified as a mind treasure, which came to him in a vision of Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1361- 1485) ...

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... He aided in the restoration of Chuwori (gcung bo ri), a monastery outside of Lhasa established by Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1361-1485), befriending the head incarnation, the Sixth Chagsam Tulku Lobzang Chodan (lcags zam sprul sku 06 blo bzang chos ldan, d.u.) ...

Read more from the biography of Jigme Lingpa


... Unfortunately his health failed and he retired to a hermitage some two miles from the monastery, on the mountain called Dzime Traleb (rdzi med kra leb), at the site of an old temple dedicated to Tangton Gyelpo (thang ston rgyal po). ...

Read more from the biography of Jigme Tenpai Nyima


... She later gave birth to their son, Jangpa Gyelse Pema Chogyel (byang pa rgyal sras pad+ma chos rgyal, d.u.), who was recognized as an emanation of Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1361-1485) ...

Read more from the biography of Lekden Dorje


... He also carried out important restorations of the great adept Tangtong Gyelpo's (thang stong rgyal po, 1361-1484) monastery of Chung Riwoche (cung ri bo che) and Drokmi Lotsāwa Shākya Yeshe's ('brog mi lo tsA ba shAkya ye shes, b.992) hermitage of Mangkar Mugu Lung (mang mkha mu gu lung) ...

Read more from the biography of Lochen Ratnabhadra


... He received the instructions on the Six Yogas of Niguma (ni gu chos brug) composed by the great adept Tangtong Gyelpo (grub chen thang stong rgyal po, 1385-1464) from Tendzin Nyima Zangpo (bstan 'dzin nyi ma bzang po, d.u.), Tangtong Gyelpo's son and heir ...

Read more from the biography of Orgyen Dzongpa Chokyong Gyeltsen


... Another aunt of his Ashe Drubtob Zangmo (a she grub thob bzang mo, d.u.) was a consort of Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1361-1485). ...

Read more from the biography of Pema Lingpa