An edition of The Biography of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal (2008)

The Biography of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal

Pal Drukpa Rinpoche

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An edition of The Biography of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal (2008)

The Biography of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal

Pal Drukpa Rinpoche

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A Biography of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal (1594–1651) the Drukpa Kagyu hierarch and founder of the state of Bhutan.

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Biography

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Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal

Places

Bhutan

Times

1594–1651
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First Sentence

"The peerless founder of the Kingdom of Bhutan is the great Dharma Lord Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal or Palden Drukpa Rinpoche. His line goes back to two men of great strength called Lha-ga and Lu-ga, who were emanations of Avalokiteśvara. When the Dharma Lord Songtsen Gampo of Tibet received the image of Jowo Shakyamuni from China in the 7th century, these two came to Tibet carrying the holy image."

Table of Contents

Foreword to the Dzongkha Edition
Translator's note
Prayer of long life for Zhabdrung Rinpoche
Introductory statement
Chapter 1: The Birth of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal
a) The Origins of Palden Drukpa Lineage
b) The Conception of Zhabdrung Rinpoche
c) Birth of Zhabdrung Rinpoche
d) Naming of Zhabdrung Rinpoche
Chapter 2: Recognition as the 5th Drukchen
a) Childhood accomplishments
b) Recognition as incarnation of Drukchen Thamche Khyenpa
c) The incarnation of Avalokiteśvara
d) Chöje Tsangpa Gyare, the 1st Palden Drukpa Rinpoche
e) Successive incarnations of Drukchen
Chapter 3: Education and Enthronement
a) Early Education
b) Taking vows of genyen
c) Accomplishments during pilgrimage
d) Enthronement at Druk Ralung
e) Accomplishments of exalted wisdom, compassion and power
g) Background of the Drukpa Kagyü Teachings
Chapter 4: Leaving Tibet for Bhutan
a) Tibet's political status
b) Two branches of Palden Drukpa
c) Failure to harmonize disputes
d) Interactions with the Tsang Desi
e) Differences with Lhodrak Pawo
f) Differences with the Tsang Desi
g) Prophecy to leave for Bhutan
h) Leaving Ralung
i) Unconfirmed date of departure for Bhutan
Chapter 4: Arrival in Bhutan
a) Prevailing situation in Bhutan
b) Beginning of the teachings of Palden Drukpa in Bhutan
c) The Lopas' reception of Zhabdrung Rinpoche
d) Chugpo Lhawang Tshering of Gön Gasa
e) Undertakings at Drog Lingzhi and Mentsephu
f) Arrival at Phodrangding, Thimphu
g) Plans of the Tsang Desi
Chapter 6: Visit to Paro and the First Tibetan Invasion
a) Visit to Paro
b) Response to the Tsang Desi
c) The first Tibetan invasion
d) A vision of the wisdom protector Śrī Mahākāla
e) The prophecy of Yeshe Khandro
f) Celebration of victory over the Tibetans
Chapter 7: Vanquishing the Tsang Desi
a) Prophecy of medititave accomplishment at Kabji Thulugang
b) Taking over Tago Monastery
c) Masterning the sorcery of Śrī Mahākāla
d) Death of the Tsang Desi and his wife
e) Nga Chudruma - 'the seal of victory in all directions'
f) Overcoming obstructions of the eight classes of evil spirits
g) Death of Yab Tenpai Nyima
h) Visit to Chapcha and offerings from Gadikha, India
Chapter 8: The First Monastic Seat at Chagri
a) Laying the foundation of Chagri
b) Receiving Yongzin Lhawang Lodrö
c) Kudung Chöten of Yab Tenpai Nyima

Edition Notes

Translated from the Dzongkha: དཔལ་ལྡན་འབྲུག་པ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་ཞབས་དྲུང་ངག་དབང་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་གྱི་རྣམ་ཐར། (dpal ldan ʼbrug pa rin po che źabs drung ngag dbang rnam rgyal gyi rnam thar) of དྲུང་ཆེན་སངས་རྒྱས་རྡོ་རྗེ (Sangye Dorji) by Sonam Kinga

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Thimphu, Bhutan

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxii, 226

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22868897M
ISBN 10
9993622400
OCLC/WorldCat
456039398

First Sentence

"The peerless founder of the Kingdom of Bhutan is the great Dharma Lord Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal or Palden Drukpa Rinpoche. His line goes back to two men of great strength called Lha-ga and Lu-ga, who were emanations of Avalokiteśvara. When the Dharma Lord Songtsen Gampo of Tibet received the image of Jowo Shakyamuni from China in the 7th century, these two came to Tibet carrying the holy image."

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