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Andzom Drukpa Pawo Dorje b.1842 - d.1924 Andzom Drukpa 01 was an influential Nyingma lama in the Longchen Nyingtik lineage of Dzogchen and a major figure of late 19th century Khams. He established the religious community of Andzom Gar in Tromtar, near the site of his birth.
Atisha Dipamkara b.982? - d.1054 The Bengali monk Atisha Dipamkara was of pivotal importance in the second transmission of Buddhism in Tibet. Invited from the Indian monastery-university of Vikramalasila to Tibet by the Purang kings, Atisha spent thirteen years in Ngari and U-Tsang. He is credited with the propagation of the Lamrim and Lojong teachings that later became the core of the Gelug tradition; his composition, the Bodhipathapradipa is a central text for the Lamrim, or Stages of the Path. He was also instrumental in the spread of the cult of Tara in Tibet. Atisha’s disciple Dromton founded several important monasteries and gave rise to the Kadam tradition, which was later absorbed by the Gelug and, to some extent, the Sakya and Kagyu traditions.
Barompa Darma Wangchug b.1127 Barompa, one of the main disciples of Gampopa, initiated the Barom Kagyu lineage, one of the major Kagyu lineages in the early centuries. He founded Barom Monastery in Nagchu, in 1160, and several monasteries in eastern Tibet. Members of his lineage, although no longer very numerous, may be found today in Nangchen in Kham, in Nagchu as well as in Bodhanath, Nepal.
Baso Chokyi Gyaltsen b.1402 - d.1473 Baso Chokyi Gyaltsen was an early lineage holder of the Ganden Mahamudra tradition. The 6th throne holder of Ganden, he was the disciple of Jampel Gyatso (’jam dpal rgya mtsho) and the teacher of Chokyi Dorje. He is considered to be the first incarnation of the Tatsang line.
Chegompa Sherab Dorje b.1130? - d.1200? Chegompa Sherab Dorje is a mystifying figure for students of Tibetan Buddhism. He is widely accepted as a Kadampa, and certainly does hold a Kadam lineage. Still, in his best-known work he lays emphasis on simultaneous Mahamudra teachings, which were usually not in favor with Kadampas. Some think he had connections with the Tsalpa Kagyu, although more certainly he was affiliated with the Tropu Kagyu. He was important for the transmission of the Kadam text known as the Example Teachings (dpe chos) and wrote a commentary on it, but he is probably best known for his Precious Heap of Instructions (man ngag rin chen spungs pa). Today his works are most greatly treasured by Gelugpas.
Chennga Dragpa Jungne b.1175 - d.1255 Chennga Dragpa Jungne served nearly two decades as Jigten Gonpo’s personal attendant. During the last half of his life he served at first as abbot of Densa Til, from 1208 to 1234, followed by twenty-one years as abbot of Drigung Monastery.
Chennga Sonam Zangpo b.1380 - d.1416 Chennga Sonam Zangpo was an abbot of Densa Til and a student of Tsongkhapa, whom he is credited with encouraging to write the Ngakrim Chenmo.
Chetsun Sengge Wangchuk b.1100? Chetsun Sengge Wangchuk was an early proponent the Nyingtik teachings of Dzogchen and one of only a handful of Tibetans credited with concealing treasure texts. He is credited with receiving the texts discovered by Dangma Lhungyal at the Sha Lakang near Lhasa. He is also said to have received teachings from Vairocana through a visionary encounter that lasted two weeks and that upon his death at age 125 he dissolved into rainbow light.
Choggyur Lingpa b.1829 - d.1870 Chogyur Lingpa was born in Nangchen in 1829, and died at his monastery, Neten in 1870. At the age of 25 he moved to Derge, where he met Jamgon Kongtrul and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, with whom he enjoyed a productive collaboration. The three are collectively known as the “Khyen Kong Chog De Sum”. A prolific treasure revealer, among the best known are the Barche Kunsel, the Zabpa Kor Dun, and the Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo, for which Jamgon Kongtrul wrote a famous commentary. Chogyur Lingpa also revealed an enumeration of great sites in Khams that had a significant impact on the sacred geography of the region. He established two monastic centers, Tsike and Netan, seats of the Kela and Neten lines of his incarnation.
Chogyal Pagpa Lodro Gyaltsen b.1235 - d.1280 Chogyal Pagpa Lodro Gyaltsen was the fifth of the Five Sakya Patriarchs, the men credited with having established the foundation of the Sakya tradition. His father was Sonam Gyaltsen, the younger brother of the great scholar Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltsen. He went to Godan Khan’s court with Sakya Pandita as a boy, and went on to play an important role in Tibetan relations with the Mongol rulers of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). Pagpa forged a close connection with Khubilai Khan, effectively establishing Sakya as the capital of Mongolian-ruled Tibet, and using funds from the new Yuan state to build the Lhakang Chenmo at Sakya, effectively establishing what is commonly known as Sakya Monastery. He and Sa-pan are also credited with developing a written script so that Buddhist texts could be translated into Mongolian, which had previously not been written. This script is named Pagpa Script in his honor.
