Wangchen Tenzin, King of Lingtsang | |
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 Lingtsang Gyalpo in 1939 in Lhasa,Mudra of Dorje Phurba (Vajra Kilaya) | |
| Title | King of Lingtsang |
| Personal life | |
| Died | 1942 (1943) Dzongri Lingtsang |
| Nationality | Tibetan |
| Children | 3 sons, 1 daughter (Dechen Tso) |
| Notable work(s) | Tertön, ngagpa, kīla master |
| Other names | Lingtsang Gyalgenma |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Tibetan Buddhism |
| School | Nyingma |
| Senior posting | |
| Guru | Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo |
| Successor | Phuntsok Gelek Rabten |
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Wangchen Tenzin, King ofLingtsang (Tibetan:གླིང་ཚང་རྒྱལ་པོ་དབང་ཆེན་བསྟན་འཛིན་,Wylie:gling tshang rgyal po dbang chen bstan 'dzin), alsoLingtsang Gyalgenma, was the King of Lingtsang inKham, atertön, angagpa and akīla master of theNyingma school ofTibetan Buddhism.[1][2] He was said to be an incarnation ofKing Gésar of Ling and was known for his kindness and hissiddhis linked to his kīla practice.
He is famous as a tertön fortséyum tsendali, a long-life practice based onChandali, consort toAmitayus. His master wasJamyang Khyentse Wangpo and he was one of the major teacher ofDzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö.[3]
He had three sons and one daughter, Dechen Tso, who became the mother ofKhandro Tsering Chödrön, one of the foremost female practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism.[4]
Lingtsang Gyalpo died in Dzongri Lingtsang in 1942, and his King (Gyalpo) title was passed to his son Phuntsok Gelek Rabten, a monk, who died inKalimpong. Phuntsok Gelek Rabten had 5 children, among whom 2 are still alive, a son, Sey Jigme, living inChengdu and a daughter inDehradun.
Lingtsang Gyalpo is the great-grandfather ofSogyal Rinpoche.[5]
