Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyel

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This article deals with the representative of the Drugpa Kagyu School. For the representative of the Taglung Kagyu School see Taglung Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyel ; for other people see Chogle Namgyel .

Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyel. 19th century illustration (Rubin Museum of Art, New York).

Ngawang Namgyal ( Tib. Zhabs drung ngag dbang rnam rgyal ; * 1594 , † 1651 ) was the founder of Bhutan . He established the Drugpa Kagyu School as one of the most important schools of Tibetan Buddhism . In 1620 he founded the Cheri Monastery in the Thimphu Valley . He is considered a reincarnation of Pema Karpos.

See also

• Pema Karpo
• Punakha Dzong
• History of Bhutan
• Ralung Monastery
• Sangngag Choling Monastery

literature

• Dorji, Sangay (Dasho); Kinga, Sonam (Translator): The Biography of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal: Pal Drukpa Rinpoche. KMT Publications, Thimphu, Bhutan 2008, ISBN 99936-22-40-0 .
• John Ardussi: Formation of the State of Bhutan ('Brug gzhung) in the 17th Century and its Tibetan Antecedents. (PDF; 190 kB) In: Journal of Bhutan Studies. Vol 11, 2004, Center for Bhutan Studies, Thimphu.

Web links

• A Brief History of Drug Sang-Ngag Chöling Monastery. StudyBuddhism

References and comments

1. ↑ Chinese 沙布 东 一世 阿旺 · 纳姆加尔; 夏 仲 阿旺南 结 etc.