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'''Lochen Dharmashri''' aka '''Ngawang Chöpal Gyatso''' (1654-1717) | '''Lochen Dharmashri''' ([[Wyl.]] ''lo chen dharma shri '') aka '''Ngawang Chöpal Gyatso''' (Wyl. ''ngag dbang chos dpal rgya mtsho'') (1654-1717) — one of the greatest scholars of the Nyingma school, whose collected writings fill twenty volumes and include important commentaries on the ''[[Guhyagarbha Tantra]]''. He was an emanation of [[Yudra Nyingpo]] and the younger brother of [[Minling Terchen Gyurme Dorje]], the founder of [[Mindroling Monastery]]. He was tragically killed during the Dzungar war of 1717-8, during which Mindroling was destroyed. | ||
==Internal Links== | ==Internal Links== | ||
*[[Prayer to Lochen Dharmashri]] | *[[Prayer to Lochen Dharmashri]] | ||
[[Category:Nyingma Masters]] | [[Category:Nyingma Masters]] | ||
[[Category:Historical Masters]] | [[Category:Historical Masters]] | ||
Revision as of 20:52, 28 December 2008
Lochen Dharmashri (Wyl. lo chen dharma shri ) aka Ngawang Chöpal Gyatso (Wyl. ngag dbang chos dpal rgya mtsho) (1654-1717) — one of the greatest scholars of the Nyingma school, whose collected writings fill twenty volumes and include important commentaries on the Guhyagarbha Tantra. He was an emanation of Yudra Nyingpo and the younger brother of Minling Terchen Gyurme Dorje, the founder of Mindroling Monastery. He was tragically killed during the Dzungar war of 1717-8, during which Mindroling was destroyed.