Wangchen Tenzin, King of Lingtsang (), also Lingtsang Gyalgenma, was the King of Lingtsang in

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, a

tertön In Tibetan Buddhism, a Tertön () is a person who is a discoverer of ancient hidden texts or '' terma''. Many tertöns are considered to be incarnations of the twenty five main disciples of Padmasambhava ( Guru Rinpoche), who foresaw a dark time in ...

, a

ngagpa In Tibetan Buddhism and Bon, a ''ngakpa'' (male), or a ''ngakma'' (female) (; Sanskrit ''mantrī'') is any practitioner of Vajrayana who is not a monk or a nun. The terms translates to "man or woman of mantra" or "man or woman of secret mantra". ...

and a kīla master of the

Nyingma Nyingma (, ), also referred to as ''Ngangyur'' (, ), is the oldest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The Nyingma school was founded by PadmasambhavaClaude Arpi, ''A Glimpse of the History of Tibet'', Dharamsala: Tibet Museum, 2013. ...

school of

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. He was said to be an incarnation of King Gésar of Ling and was known for his kindness and his

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s linked to his kīla practice. He is famous as a tertön for ''tséyum tsendali'', a long-life practice based on Chandali, consort to Amitayus. His master was

Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (, 1820–1892), also known by his tertön title, Pema Ösel Dongak Lingpa, was a teacher, scholar and tertön of 19th-century Tibet. He was a leading figure in the Rimé movement. Having seen how the Gelug institutions p ...

and he was one of the major teacher of

Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö ( – 1959) was a Tibetan people, Tibetan lama, a master of many lineages, and a teacher of many of the major figures in 20th-century Tibetan Buddhism. Though he died in 1959 in Sikkim, and is not so well known ...

. He had three sons and one daughter, Dechen Tso, who became the mother of

Khandro Tsering Chödrön A ḍākinī (; ; ; ; alternatively 荼枳尼, ; 荼吉尼, ; or 吒枳尼, ; Japanese: 荼枳尼 / 吒枳尼 / 荼吉尼, ''dakini'') is a type of goddess in Hinduism and Buddhism. The concept of the ḍākinī somewhat differs depending on t ...

, one of the foremost female practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism. Lingtsang Gyalpo died in Dzongri Lingtsang in 1942, and his King (Gyalpo) title was passed to his son Phuntsok Gelek Rabten, a monk, who died in

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. Phuntsok Gelek Rabten had 5 children, among whom 2 are still alive, a son, Sey Jigme, living in

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and a daughter in

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. Lingtsang Gyalpo is the great-grandfather of

Sogyal Rinpoche Sogyal Rinpoche (; 1947 – 28 August 2019) was a Tibetan Dzogchen lama. He was recognized as the incarnation of a Tibetan master and visionary saint of the 19th century, Tertön Sogyal Lerab Lingpa. Sogyal Rinpoche was the founder and form ...

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