Duldzin Dragpa Gyaltsen (1374-1434), the first Kyorlung Ngari Tulku, was one of the principal disciples of

Je Tsongkhapa Tsongkhapa ( Tibetan: ཙོང་ཁ་པ་, '','' meaning: "the man from Tsongkha" or "the Man from Onion Valley", c. 1357–1419) was an influential Tibetan Buddhist monk, philosopher and tantric yogi, whose activities led to the format ...

, the founder of the

Gelug file:DalaiLama0054 tiny.jpg, 240px, 14th Dalai Lama, The 14th Dalai Lama (center), the most influential figure of the contemporary Gelug tradition, at the 2003 Kalachakra ceremony, Bodh Gaya, Bodhgaya (India) The Gelug (, also Geluk; 'virtuous' ...

pa school of Tibetan Buddhism. Duldzin Dragpa Gyaltsen is renowned for his strict adherence to the

Vinaya The Vinaya (Pali and Sanskrit: विनय) refers to numerous monastic rules and ethical precepts for fully ordained monks and nuns of Buddhist Sanghas (community of like-minded ''sramanas''). These sets of ethical rules and guidelines devel ...

or Buddhist monastic code as well as for his survey of the Sarvadurgatipariśodhana Tantra. Dragpa Gyaltsen was the founder of Tsunmo Tsal ''(btsun mo tshal)'' monastery in Tagtse Dzong ''(stag rtse rdzong)'', Central Tibet. His students included Jamyang Choje Tashi Palden (1379-1449), the founder of

Drepung Monastery Drepung Monastery (, "Rice Heap Monastery"), located at the foot of Mount Gephel, is one of the "great three" Gelug monasteries of Tibet founded by Je Tsongkhapa. The other two are Ganden Monastery and Sera Monastery. Drepung is the largest of ...

, and most of the other important Gelug masters of the time.

Subsequent re-births

* Charchen Chödrak () * Panchen Sönam Drakpa () 478—1554* Sönam Yéshé Wangpo () * Ngakwang Sönam Gélek Pelzang () * Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen () * Ngakwang Jinpa Jamyang Tenpé Gyeltsen () * Lozang Tashi () * Lozang Gélek Drakpa () * Lozang Jikmé Tenpé Gyeltsen () * Ngakwang Tsültrim Tenpé Gyeltsen () * Khédrup Tendzin Chökyi Nyima () * Ngakwang Lozang Khédrup Tendzin Gyatso () * Tendzin Chögyel () .1946ref>

Works

*
dul ba'i bslab bya chen mo
' -on the Vinaya rules of monastic discipline. *
kun rig rnam bshad
' - a survey of the Sarvadurgatipariśodhana Tantra

References

External links

Biography of Duldzin Dragpa Gyaltsen
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Painting of Duldzin Dragpa Gyaltsen
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