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'''Ngawang Tenzin Norbu''' ([[Wyl.]] ''ngag dbang bstan 'dzin nor bu'') (1867-1940/42) — one of the main teachers of Kyabjé [[Trulshik Rinpoche]], famous for his commentaries on the ''[[Thirty-Seven Practices of the Bodhisattvas]]''. He was a disciple of [[Trulshik Dongak Lingpa]], and became known as the Buddha of Dza Rongphuk (Wyl. ''rdza rong phu'') after his place of retreat and the monastery that he established on the northern slopes of Mount Everest. He also studied for many years at [[Mindroling Monastery]]. | '''Ngawang Tenzin Norbu''' ([[Wyl.]] ''ngag dbang bstan 'dzin nor bu'') (1867-1940/42) — one of the main teachers of Kyabjé [[Trulshik Rinpoche]], famous for his commentaries on the ''[[Thirty-Seven Practices of the Bodhisattvas]]''. He was a disciple of [[Trulshik Dongak Lingpa]], and became known as the Buddha of Dza Rongphuk (Wyl. ''rdza rong phu'') after his place of retreat and the monastery that he established on the northern slopes of Mount Everest. He also studied for many years at [[Mindroling Monastery]]. | ||
In 1922 Ngawang | In 1922 Ngawang Tenzin Norbu met a group of climbers led by General C. G. Bruce and later wrote about the encounter in his autobiography. (See Macdonald 1973) | ||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
Revision as of 03:23, 19 January 2009
Ngawang Tenzin Norbu (Wyl. ngag dbang bstan 'dzin nor bu) (1867-1940/42) — one of the main teachers of Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, famous for his commentaries on the Thirty-Seven Practices of the Bodhisattvas. He was a disciple of Trulshik Dongak Lingpa, and became known as the Buddha of Dza Rongphuk (Wyl. rdza rong phu) after his place of retreat and the monastery that he established on the northern slopes of Mount Everest. He also studied for many years at Mindroling Monastery.
In 1922 Ngawang Tenzin Norbu met a group of climbers led by General C. G. Bruce and later wrote about the encounter in his autobiography. (See Macdonald 1973)
Further Reading
- Dilgo Khyentse, The Heart of Compassion: The Thirty-seven Verses on the Practice of a Bodhisattva, translated by Padmakara Translation Group, Shambhala, 2007
- rdza sprul ngag dbang bstan 'dzin nor bu, rgyal sras lag len so bdun gyi 'grel pa gzhung dang gdams ngag zung 'jug bdud rtsi'i bum bzang, Dharamsala: LTWA, 2006
- A. W. Macdonald, 'The Lama and the General', Kailash, I, no. 3, 1973, pp. 225-233.
- Jamyang Wangmo, The Lawudo Lama, Stories of Reincarnation from the Mount Everest Region, Wisdom Publications, 2005