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'''Kunkhyen Pema Karpo''' ({{bo|t=པད་མ་དཀར་པོ།|w=padma dkar po}}) (1527-1592 CE) was the fourth [[Gyalwang Drukpa]], head of the [[Drukpa]] lineage of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. He was the most famous and learned of all the Gyalwang Drukpas. During his lifetime, he was known as the grand lama amongst all grand lamas, and was a teacher to many lamas and disciples all over Tibet.
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'''Kunkhyen Pema Karpo''' ({{bo|t=ཀུན་མཁྱེན་པདྨ་དཀར་པོ་|w=kun-mkhyen pad-ma dkar-po}}) (1527&ndash;1592 CE) was the fourth [[Gyalwang Drukpa]], head of the [[Drukpa Lineage|Drukpa]] lineage of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. He was the most famous and learned of all the Gyalwang Drukpas. During his lifetime, he was known as the grand lama amongst all grand lamas, and was a teacher to many lamas and disciples all over Tibet.
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Pema Karpo authored twenty-four volumes writing on philosophy, logic, literature, history, and astrology which have since formed a widely studied corpus of work. He is also quite famous for his writings on [[Mahamudra]]. He founded [[Druk Sangag Choling]] monastery at [[Jar (Tibet)|Jar]] in southern [[Tibet]], establishing it as the new seat of the Drukpa lineage.


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Pema Karpo authored twenty-four volumes writing on philosophy, logic, literature, history, and astrology which have since formed a widely studied corpus of work. He is also quite famous for his writings on [[Mahamudra]]. He founded [[Druk Sangag Choeling]] monastery at [[Jar (Tibet)|Jar]] in southern [[Tibet]], establishing it as the new seat of the Drukpa lineage.
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This omniscient master was the first Gyalwang Drukpa to concoct the famous enlightenment pill known as Ja-Tsukma, utilizing esoteric ingredients offered by the dakinis. Before passing away, Pema Karpo promised that he would have two incarnations to propagate the spiritual teachings. In accordance with this prophecy, two incarnations were discovered.


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This omniscient master was the first Gyalwang Drukpa to concoct the famous enlightenment pill known as Ja-Tsukma, utilizing esoteric ingredients offered by the dakinis. Before he died, Pema Karpo promised that he would have two incarnations to propagate the spiritual teachings. In accordance with this prophecy, two incarnations were discovered.


==Texts==
*Practice Guidelines of the Simultaneous School of [[Mahamudra]]
*The Oral transmission of the Six Cycles of Same Taste: Rolled into a ball [Path walking] instructions
*A Casket of Sacred Dharma: Stages of Meditation on Dependent Arising
*Commentary on the ''Bodhicharyavatara''


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
The multi-award winning [[The Druk White Lotus School]] (Pema Karpo translates as 'White Lotus') in [[Shey]], [[Ladakh]], is named after him. ([http://www.dwls.org/ link to the schools' website.])
The multi-award winning [[Druk White Lotus School]] in [[Shey]], [[Ladakh]], is named after him.<ref>[http://www.dwls.org/ link to the school's website.]</ref>

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[[Category:Lamas]]
==Monasteries==
==Monasteries==
Important monasteries of the Drukpa order include:
Important monasteries of the Drukpa order include:
*[[Ralung Monastery]] in central [[Tibet]] just north of Bhutan
*[[Ralung Monastery]] in central Tibet just north of Bhutan
*[[Druk Sangag Choeling Monastery]]
*[[Druk Sangag Choeling Monastery]]
*[[Hemis Monastery]]
*[[Hemis Monastery]]
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*[http://www.dwls.org The award-winning Druk White Lotus School in Ladakh]
*[http://www.dwls.org The award-winning Druk White Lotus School in Ladakh]
*[http://www.drukpa.com Drukpa Publications]
*[http://www.drukpa.com Drukpa Publications]
*[http://www.namdruk.org Namdruk Institute]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080925072057/http://www.namdruk.org/ Namdruk Institute]
*[http://www.nangchen.org Nangchen]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140517162452/http://nangchen.org/ Nangchen]
*[http://www.khamtrulrinpoche.org H.E. the Ninth Khamtrul Rinpoche Shedrup Nyima b. 1980 (the site is presently under construction)]
*[http://www.khamtrulrinpoche.org H.E. the Ninth Khamtrul Rinpoche Shedrup Nyima b. 1980 (the site is presently under construction)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419155830/http://khamtrulrinpoche.org/ |date=2018-04-19 }}
*[http://www.khamtrul.org H.E. the Ninth Khamtrul Rinpoche Jigme Pema Nyinjadh b.1981]
*[http://www.khamtrul.org H.E. the Ninth Khamtrul Rinpoche Jigme Pema Nyinjadh b.1981]
*[http://www.drukpa.eu The Europen Centres of Gyalwang Drukpa]
*[http://www.drukpa.eu The European Centres of Gyalwang Drukpa]
*[http://www.drukpa.org.uk Drukpa Trust]
*[http://www.drukpa.org.uk Drukpa Trust]
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Latest revision as of 19:06, 30 August 2024

Kunkhyen Pema Karpo
ཀུན་མཁྱེན་པདྨ་དཀར་པོ་
Pema Karpo
TitleGyalwang Drukpa
Personal life
Born1527
Died1592
NationalityTibetan
Religious life
ReligionBuddhist

Kunkhyen Pema Karpo (Tibetan: ཀུན་མཁྱེན་པདྨ་དཀར་པོ་, Wylie: kun-mkhyen pad-ma dkar-po) (1527–1592 CE) was the fourth Gyalwang Drukpa, head of the Drukpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He was the most famous and learned of all the Gyalwang Drukpas. During his lifetime, he was known as the grand lama amongst all grand lamas, and was a teacher to many lamas and disciples all over Tibet.

Pema Karpo authored twenty-four volumes writing on philosophy, logic, literature, history, and astrology which have since formed a widely studied corpus of work. He is also quite famous for his writings on Mahamudra. He founded Druk Sangag Choeling monastery at Jar in southern Tibet, establishing it as the new seat of the Drukpa lineage.

This omniscient master was the first Gyalwang Drukpa to concoct the famous enlightenment pill known as Ja-Tsukma, utilizing esoteric ingredients offered by the dakinis. Before he died, Pema Karpo promised that he would have two incarnations to propagate the spiritual teachings. In accordance with this prophecy, two incarnations were discovered.

Texts

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  • Practice Guidelines of the Simultaneous School of Mahamudra
  • The Oral transmission of the Six Cycles of Same Taste: Rolled into a ball [Path walking] instructions
  • A Casket of Sacred Dharma: Stages of Meditation on Dependent Arising
  • Commentary on the Bodhicharyavatara

Trivia

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The multi-award winning Druk White Lotus School in Shey, Ladakh, is named after him.[1]

Monasteries

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Important monasteries of the Drukpa order include:

References

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  1. ^ link to the school's website.
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