Gatön Ngawang Lekpa
Gatön Ngawang Lekpa (wyl. sga ston ngag dbang legs pa) (1867-1941) - An important Sakya master connected with Tharlam Monastery who was renowned for his strict discipline and for the hardships he endured during fifteen years in retreat. He was a student of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and a teacher of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö and Dezhung Rinpoche.
Further Reading
- David Jackson, Saint in Seattle: The Life of the Tibetan Mystic Dezhung Rinpoche, Wisdom Publications, 2003