Changchub Dorje

For the Twelfth Karmapa, Changchub Dorje, see the Karmapa Changchub Dorje page.

Changchub Dorje (Tib. བྱང་ཆུབ་རྡོ་རྗེ་, Wyl. byang chub rdo rje) was a student of Apang Tertön (1895-1945) and the custodian of his teachings. Born in Golok, Tibet, he also studied with Kunzang Nyima, Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö and Dudjom Rinpoche.

He was responsible for transmitting Apang Tertön's lineage to the tertön's tulku, His Holiness Sakya Trizin. Changchub Dorje also gave Apang Tertön's Red Tara cycle to Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche.

Further Reading

• Nyoshul Khenpo, A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage, Padma Publishing, 2005, pages 491-92.