Shechen Öntrul Thutob Namgyal
Shechen Öntrul Thutob Namgyal (Wyl. zhe chen dbon sprul mthu stobs rnam rgyal ), aka Gyurmé Thutob Namgyal (Wyl. 'gyur med mthu stobs rnam rgyal) (b.1787) was a great master and scholar of the five sciences from Shechen Monastery. His teachers included Gyalsé Shenpen Tayé.
Students
He was the first of Jamgön Kongtrul's teachers, as well as a teacher of many other illustrious masters from the Rimé tradition such as Patrul Rinpoche, Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Katok Situ Chökyi Lodrö.