Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo

Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo (Tibetan: ngor chen kun dga' bzang po[1]; born 1382; died 1456) was a prominent figure in Tibetan Buddhism, belonging to one of the three tantric branches of the Sakya school (tshar pa / ngor pa / gong dkar pa). In 1429, he founded the monastery Ngor Ewaṃ Choden (Ngor E wam chos ldan), the most important site of esoteric Buddhism of the Sakya school in Tsang (Ch. Houzang), the main monastery of the Ngor tradition (ngor lugs). He is recognized as the first throne holder of Ngor Ewaṃ Choden. His collected works contain nearly two hundred titles.[2]

A compilation of collected writings (bka' 'bum) of numerous masters from the Ngor tradition that all served as abbots of Ngor Ewaṃ Choden has been published by the Paltsek Research Institute in the Tibetan book series mes po'i shul bzhag (Chinese: Xianzhe yishu 先哲遗书) under the title E wam bka' 'bum in 20 volumes, starting with Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo.[3]

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References and notes

  1. ^ Chinese: E'erjin Gongga Sangbo 俄尔钦•贡嘎桑波, among others
  2. ^ treasuryoflives.org: Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo (Jörg Heimbel / Dominique Townsend)
  3. ^ mes po'i shul bzhag, vols. 132–151 (Krung go’i bod rig pa dpe skrun khang, 2010. ISBN 978-7-80253-272-4). A supplement was published in the volumes mes po'i shul bzhag 152–156: E wam bka' 'bum kha skong (5 vols., Krung go’i bod rig pa dpe skrun khang, 2013. ISBN 978-7-80253-680-7).

Bibliography

Further reading

  • Jörg Heimbel: Vajradhara in Human Form: The Life and Times of Ngor chen Kun dga’ bzang po. 2017 (Content)
  • Heimbel, Jörg. 2021. “Portraits of the Great Abbots of Ngor: The Memorial or Death Anniversary Thangka (dus thang).” In Caumanns, Volker, Jörg Heimbel, Kazuo Kano and Alexander Schiller (eds.). Gateways to Tibetan Studies: A Collection of Essays in Honour of David P. Jackson on the Occasion of his 70th Birthday. 2 vols. Indian and Tibetan Studies 12.1–2. Hamburg: Department of Indian and Tibetan Studies, Universität Hamburg, pp. 301–379.
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