Khön Könchog Gyelpo

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Tibetan name
Wylie transliteration :
'khon dkon mchog rgyal po

Khön Könchog Gyelpo ( Tib . : 'khon dkon mchog rgyal po ; * 1034 ; † 1102 ) is considered to be the founder of the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism due to the establishment of the Sakya monastery "Gray Earth" in 1073 . Khön Könchog Gyelpo became the first Sakya Thridzin (Sakya throne holder) posthumously .

Khön Könchog Gyelpo (alternative names of the lemma)
Gongque Jiebo, Gongque Qiebao, 贡 却 结 保, Könchog Gyelpo, dkon mchog rgyal po, Kun Gongque Jiabo, 昆 • 贡 却 嘉波, Khön Könchog Gyelpo, 'khon dkon mchog rgyal po, Gongque Jiebo 贡 却 杰波; Gönchog Gyelpo
personal data
SURNAME Khön Könchog Gyelpo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Founder of the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism
DATE OF BIRTH 1034
DATE OF DEATH 1102