Wangjia Rinpoche
Wangjia Rinpoche or Wangfo Rinpoche (Chin. Wangfo huofo 王佛 活佛 or Wangjia huofo 王嘉 活佛) is one of the five major incarnation series from the Monguor Monastery Gönlung Champa Ling ( Tib . : dgon lung byams pa gling ; Chinese 佑宁 寺 , Pinyin Youning Si ) of the Gelugpa in the historical Amdo region . The monastery is located in present-day Autonomous County Huzhu of Monguor in the northwest China province of Qinghai .
To date there are a total of six representatives of this series.
The first member of the series, Wang Chöje Dragpa Peljor ( Tib . : wang chos rje grags pa dpal 'byor ), was the monastery’s 28th abbot. The fifth representative in the series, Ngawang Khyenrab Gyatsho ( ngag dbang mkhyen rab rgya mtsho ) was the 107th abbot of the monastery.
Overview
| Life dates | Pinyin / chin. / Tib. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wang Chöje Dragpa Peljor | Wang Qujie Zhaba Banjue 王 曲 结 扎巴 班 觉 (wang chos rje grags pa dpal 'byor) | |
| 2. Kelsang Thubten Yeshe Dargye | 1739-1804 | Gasang Tudeng Yixi Daji 噶 桑图登 意 希达吉 (bskal bzang thub bstan ye shes dar rgyas) |
| 3. Kelsang Thubten Tenpe Nyima | 1805-1845 | Gasang Tudeng Danbei Nima 噶 桑图登丹贝 尼玛 (bskal bzang thub bstan bstan pa'i nyi ma) |
| 4. Lobsang Tshälthrim Dargye Gyatsho | 1846-1906 | Luosang Cuicheng Daji Jiacuo 罗桑 崔 臣 达吉 嘉措 (blo bzang tshul khrims dar rgyas rgya mtsho) |
| 5. Ngawang Khyenrab Gyatsho | 1906 - ca.1963 | Awang Qinrao Jiacuo 阿旺钦 饶 嘉措 (ngag dbang mkhyen rab rgya mtsho) |
See also
literature
- Pu Wencheng蒲文成: Qinghai Fojiao shi 青海 佛教 史 (History of Buddhism in Qinghai)
- Youning si zhi «佑宁 寺 志»,土 观 • 罗桑 却 吉尼玛及王佛 • 阿旺钦 饶 嘉措著 ， 尕 成长,蒲文成等 译注。 青海 人民出版社 1990
- Huzhu Tuzu zizhixian zhi (History of the Huzhu Autonomous Okrug of the Monguor): Youning si zhuyao huofo xitong (compilation of the most important living Buddhas of the Gönlung monastery; excerpt). (PDF; 72 kB) Qinghai renmin chubanshe 1993 (book series: Qinghai sheng difang zhi congshu)
Web links
- Page no longer available , search in web archives: 1949 nian yinian Zangchuan Fojiao yanjiu de huigu cn.mhbss.com (Chinese)
References and comments
- ↑ Wangjia and Wangfo in the Chinese form of the name. - cn.mhbss.com (see web links) uses the term wa-kywa .
- ↑ The other four are Cangkya ( lcang skya ; Chin. Zhangjia 章嘉); Thuken ( thu'u bkwan , Chinese Tuguan 土 观); Sumpa ( sum pa ; Chinese Songba 松巴 or Songbu 松布 or Sumpa Khenpo ( sum pa mkhan po )) and Chusang ( chu bzang ; Chinese Quezang 却 藏 / 卻 藏). All five were given the Kuutuktu (Tib .: ho thog thu ) title during the Qing Dynasty .
- ↑ Besides the five big ones (五大 昂 活佛) there are also nine small ones (九 小 昂 活佛).
| Wangjia Rinpoche (alternative names of the lemma) |
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| Wangfo huofo 王佛 活佛; Wangjia huofo 王嘉 活佛; wa-kywa; Wangjia hutuketu 王嘉 呼图克图; Wangfo hutuketu 王佛 呼图克图 |