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[[Image:DungtseLhakhang.jpg|thumb|450px|Dungtse Lhakhang, a temple in form of a chörten near Paro in Bhutan was built by Thangtong Gyalpo. The roof construction is made of iron.]] | [[Image:DungtseLhakhang.jpg|thumb|450px|Dungtse Lhakhang, a temple in form of a chörten near Paro in Bhutan was built by Thangtong Gyalpo. The roof construction is made of iron.]] | ||
'''Thangtong Gyalpo''' (Tib. ''thang stong rgyal po'') (1385-1509) - famous Tibetan [[siddha]] who travelled extensively in China, Tibet and other eastern countries, built numerous temples and metal bridges and founded monasteries at [[Dergé]] and elsewhere. | '''Thangtong Gyalpo''' (Tib. ''thang stong rgyal po'') (1385-1509) - famous Tibetan [[siddha]] who travelled extensively in China, Tibet and other eastern countries, built numerous temples and metal bridges and founded monasteries at [[Dergé]] and elsewhere. | ||
==Further Reading== | |||
*Cyrus Stearns, ''King of the Empty Plain: The Tibetan Iron-Bridge Builder Tangtong Gyalpo'', Snow Lion, 2007 | |||
*Tashi Tsering, 'On the Dates of Thang stong rgyal po' in Ramon N. Prats ed. ''The Pandita and the Siddha: Tibetan Studies in Honour of E. Gene Smith'', New Delhi: Amnye Machen, 2007 | |||
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Revision as of 17:11, 3 August 2008
Thangtong Gyalpo (Tib. thang stong rgyal po) (1385-1509) - famous Tibetan siddha who travelled extensively in China, Tibet and other eastern countries, built numerous temples and metal bridges and founded monasteries at Dergé and elsewhere.
Further Reading
- Cyrus Stearns, King of the Empty Plain: The Tibetan Iron-Bridge Builder Tangtong Gyalpo, Snow Lion, 2007
- Tashi Tsering, 'On the Dates of Thang stong rgyal po' in Ramon N. Prats ed. The Pandita and the Siddha: Tibetan Studies in Honour of E. Gene Smith, New Delhi: Amnye Machen, 2007