Panchen Lama Incarnation Line
The line of Panchen Lama incarnations:
Previous Incarnations
- Khedrup Gelek Palzang (1385-1438)
- Sonam Choklang (1439-1504)
- Wensa Lobsang Döndrup (1505-1564)
The Panchen Lamas as Abbots of Tashilhunpo Monastery
- Lobsang Chökyi Gyaltsen (1570-1662)
- Lobsang Yeshe (1663-1737)
- Lobzang Palden Yeshe (1738-1780)
- Tenpe Nyima (1782-1854)
- Tenpe Wangchuk (1855-1882)
- Chökyi Nyima (1883-1937)
- Chökyi Gyaltsen (1938-1989)
- Tenzin Gendün Yeshe Trinle Phuntsok (b. 1990)
Further Reading
- Lungta number 10, winter 1996. Published by the Amnye Machen Institute. This edition contains an article The lineage of the Panchen Lamas by Doboom Tulku.
- TIbetan Buddhist Art photographed by Hiroki Fujita. Hakusuisha Publishing co, 1984. ISBN 4-560-02999-7. This books contains photographs of a set of exceptional thangkas of the incarnations of the Panchen Lamas from Subbhuti onwards, with brief descriptions.