- Yungtön Dorjepel
Yungtön Dorjepel (Wylie: "gYung-ston(pa) rdo-rje dpal") was born at Gorma (or Gurmo) near
Shalu Monastery , in the province ofTsang , in1284 CE into the family of atantric priest of the Len clan. [Das, Sarat Chandra. "Contributions on the Religion and History of Tibet" (1970), pp. 98, 103. Manjushri Publishing House, New Delhi. First published in the "Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal", Vol. LI (1882).]During his youth he went to China on the command of the Emperor where he caused rain to fall after a long drought. He gained a deep understanding of the
Kalachakra under PutönRinpoche . He cultivated the esoteric instructions, particularly the Great Perfection due to the great inspiration of the ThirdPanchen Lama ,Rangjung Dorje .He resided and taught in various places such as
Paro inBhutan ,Phungpo Riwoche , andRatam Trak . He died in 1365 CE. [Dorje, Gyurme and Kapstein, Matthew. (1991) "The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism: Its Fundamentals and History", pp. 666-667. Wisdom Publications, Boston. ISBN 0-86171-087-8]In the lineage of the
Tibet anPanchen Lama s there were considered to be four Indian and three Tibetan incarnations ofAmitabha Buddha beforeKhedrup Gelek Pelzang , who is recognised as the 1st Panchen Lama. The lineage starts withSubhuti , one of the original disciples ofGautama Buddha . Yungtön Dorjepel is considered to be the final Tibetan incarnation of Amitabha Buddha beforeKhedrup Gelek Pelzang , who is recognised as the First Panchen Lama. [Stein, R. A. "Tibetan Civilization", (1972) p. 84. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. ISBN 0-8047-0806-1 (cloth); ISBN 0-0847-0901-7.] [Das, Sarat Chandra. "Contributions on the Religion and History of Tibet" (1970), p. 82. Manjushri Publishing House, New Delhi. First published in the "Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal", Vol. LI (1882).]Footnotes
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