Drikung Chungtsang Incarnation Line
Drikung Chungtsang (Wyl. 'bri gung chung tshang) Incarnation Line — the successive reincarnations of Kunkhyen Chökyi Drakpa who became the lineage holders of the Drikung Kagyü lineage, along with the Chetsang Rinpoches. The Chungtsang Rinpoches are considered as a manifestation of Manjushri.
- Kunkhyen Chökyi Drakpa, aka Drikung Rigdzin Chökyi Drakpa ( 'bri gung rig 'dzin chos kyi grags pa)[1] (1595-1659)—the youngest son[2] of the 21st throne holder of the Drikung Kagyü lineage, Chögyal Rinchen Phuntsok (1547-1602)
- Trinlé Döndrup Chögyal ( 'phrin las don grub chos rgyal), aka Drikung Bhande Dharmarāja (1704-1754)[3]
- Tendzin Chökyi Nyima (bstan 'dzin chos kyi nyi ma) (1755-1792)
- Tendzin Chökyi Gyaltsen (bstan 'dzin chos kyi rgyal mtshan) (1793-1826)
- Könchok Chönyi Norbu (chos nyid nor bu) (1827/8-1865)
- Könchok Tenzin Chökyi Lodrö (dkon mchog bstan 'dzin chos kyi blo gros) (1868-1906)
- Tenzin Chökyi Jungné (bstan 'dzin chos kyi 'byung gnas) (1909-1940)
- Tenzin Chökyi Nangwa (b.1942), the 36th throne holder of the Drikung Kagyu lineage
Notes
- ↑ Or Rigdzin Chödrak.
- ↑ That is the reason the name 'chungtsang' (younger) was given to his reincarnation.
- ↑ An earlier reincarnation, recognized by the Tenth Karmapa Chöying Dorje, died at a young age in a smallpox epidemic