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He was ordained as a novice, or getsul (dge tshul), by Detso Khenpo Sonam Pelden (sde tso mkhan po bsod nams dpal ldan), who also taught him a number of major treatises and granted him the reading transmission of the entire Kangyur (bka' 'gyur) ...

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Among his disciples were Tubten Shadrub Gyatso (thub bstan bshad sgrub rgya mtsho, 1879-1961); and Sonam Pelden (bsod nams dpal ldan), the second abbot of Dartang ...

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... He also received teachings in the Geluk tradition, including Tsongkhapa's Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path (lam rim chen mo), from Detso Khenpo Sonam Pelden (sde tsho mkhan chung bsod nams dpal ldan) of Golok. ...

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He studied several treatises with Detso Khenpo Sonam Pelden (sde tso mkhan po bsod nams dpal ldan) of Dartang Monastery (dar thang dgon), including the Bodhicaryāvatāra, texts on Madhyamaka, the five treatises of Maitreyanātha, the Vinaya, Lochen Dharmashri's (lo chen d+harma shrI) Wish-Fulfilling Grain (dpag snye) commentary on the three sets of vows, and commentaries on Jigme Lingpa's ('jigs med gling pa, 1730–1798) Treasury of Qualities (yon tan mdzod) ...

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