Garchen Tulku Incarnation Line

Garchen Rinpoche

Garchen (Wyl. mgar chen) Tulku Incarnation Line

Previous Incarnations

• Aryadeva
• Lönpo Gar, aka Gar Tongtsen (mgar stong btsan (blon po)) (seventh century), a minister of the Tibetan Dharma King Songtsen Gampo.

Garchen Tulkus

1. Ngawang Döndrup (Wyl. ngag dbang don grub), aka Gar Chödingpa (b. 12th century-d. 13th century), a heart disciple of Drikung Kyobpa Jikten Sumgön. Founded a monastery at a place called Lungzhu Chöding and the Pulung Rinchen Ling in Powo, both in Eastern Tibet.
2. Könchok Tenzin Phuntsok (Wyl. dkon mchog bstan 'dzin phun tshogs), a son of the king of Nangchen.
3. Könchok Tenzin Drakpa (Wyl. dkon mchog bstan 'dzin grags pa), founder of the Gar Gön Changchub Chöling Monastery.
4. Könchok Tenzin Chökyi Nyima (Wyl. dkon mchog bstan 'dzin chos kyi nyi ma)
5. Könchok Tenzin Changghub Wangpo (Wyl. dkon mchog bstan 'dzin byang chub dbang po) (b. 18th/19th cent.)
6. Könchok Tenzin Tenpé Gyaltsen (Wyl. dkon mchog bstan 'dzin bstan pa'i rgyal mtshan)
7. Könchok Tenzin Trinlé Yongkhyab (Wyl. dkon mchog bstan 'dzin 'phrin las yongs khyab)
8. Garchen Rinpoche, aka Könchok Gyaltsen (Wyl. dkon mchog rgyal mtshan) (b.1936)

External Links

• History of Gar Gön Jangchub Chöling Monastery and the successive Garchen tulkus at Drikung.org