Gyalwang Drukpa the XIIth

The Twelfth Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen (b. 1963 ) is the head of the Dongyud Pelden Drukpa school, which is one of the independent Sarma (new) schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Some consider it as the Northern (Tib. "Chang", Wylie: "Byang-'Brug") Drukpa. ["The Biographies of Rechungpa: The Evolution of a Tibetan hagiography". Roberts, Peter Alan. Routledge, 2007. ISBN 0-415-76995-7pg. 53] Jigme Pema Wangchen is the twelfth and present incarnation of the Gyalwang Drukpa.

His Holiness is well-known for his non-political approach to Tibetan Buddhism and therefore has recently decided to rename his lineage Drukpa Lineage.

Humanitarian Projects of the present Gyalwang Drukpa

His Holiness is the founder of The Druk White Lotus School in Ladakh, India.

References

External links

* [http://www.drukpa.org/ Homepage] of His Holiness.
* [http://www.drukpa.org.uk/ The Drukpa Trust] supports and promotes the activities of His Holiness in the United Kingdom.
*The Gyalwang Drukpa's [http://www.drukpa.net/english/ Humanitarian Projects] website.
* [http://www.dwls.org/ The Druk White Lotus School] , of which the Gyalwang Drukpa is founder.