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... Her grandson, Tulku Urgyen (sprul sku o rgyan, 1920–1996), from whose memoir, Blazing Splendor, most of the information in this essay was drawn, reports that she was in her 80s when she passed away in the 1930s.[1] Her older brother, Wangchuk Dorje (dbang phyug rdo rje), may have been born before their father, Chokgyur Lingpa (mchog 'gyur gling pa, 1829–1870), arrived at Pelpung Monastery (dpal spungs dgon) in 1853 from his homeland in Nangchen and began his collaboration with Jamgon Kongtrul ('jam mgon kong sprul, 1813-1899) and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo ('jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse'i dbang po, 1820-1892) ...

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... Konchok Peldron's youngest was then at Tsike Monastery (rtsi ke dgon), having been identified as the reincarnation of her own brother, Wangchuk Dorje (dbang phyug rdo rje, c ...

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Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo ('jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse'i dbang po, 1820–1892) identified Tersey Tulku as the reincarnation of Wangchuk Dorje (dbang phyug rdo rje, c ...

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... The first child was his eldest son Wangchuk Dorje (dbang phyug rdo rje, d.u.), also known as Tsewang Drakpa (tshe dbang grags pa), who died at the age of twenty-four or twenty-seven sometime prior to 1892 ...

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... In Nangchen he met the holders of Chokgyur Lingpa's lineage, including Terse Tulku Gyurme Tsewang Tenpel ('gyur med tshe dbang bstan 'phel, d.u.), the reincarnation of Chokgyur Linga's son Wangchuk Dorje (dbang byug rdo rje, d.u.) ...

Read more from the biography of Dilgo Khyentse Tashi Peljor