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[[Image:Drukchen Rinpoche & Mother, Alice Springs 1991.JPG|thumb|The Gyalwang Drukpa and his mother in [[Alice Springs]], 1991]]
[[Image:Drukchen Rinpoche & Mother, Alice Springs 1991.JPG|thumb|The Gyalwang Drukpa and his mother in [[Alice Springs]], 1991]]
'''Drukchen Jigme Pema Wangchen''' (b. 1963 ) is the head of the [[Drukpa| Dongyud Pelden Drukpa]] school, which is one of the independent [[Sarma (Tibetan Buddhism)|Sarma]] (new) schools of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. Some consider it as the Northern (Tib. ''Chang'', [[Wylie transliteration|Wylie]]: ''Byang-'Brug'') Drukpa.<ref>''The Biographies of Rechungpa: The Evolution of a Tibetan hagiography''. Roberts, Peter Alan. Routledge, 2007. ISBN 0-415-76995-7pg. 53</ref> [[His Holiness]] [[Drukchen Jigme Pema Wangchen]] is the twelfth and present incarnation of the [[Gyalwang Drukpa]].
'''The Twelfth Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen''' (b. 1963 ) is the head of the [[Drukpa| Dongyud Pelden Drukpa]] school, which is one of the independent [[Sarma (Tibetan Buddhism)|Sarma]] (new) schools of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. Some consider it as the Northern (Tib. ''Chang'', [[Wylie transliteration|Wylie]]: ''Byang-'Brug'') Drukpa.<ref>''The Biographies of Rechungpa: The Evolution of a Tibetan hagiography''. Roberts, Peter Alan. Routledge, 2007. ISBN 0-415-76995-7pg. 53</ref> [[His Holiness]] [[Drukchen 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.
His Holiness is well-known for his non-political approach to Tibetan Buddhism and therefore has recently decided to rename his lineage [[Drukpa]] Lineage.

Revision as of 17:15, 12 September 2008

His Holiness the Twelfth Gyalwang Drukpa, the spiritual head of Ladakh.
The Gyalwang Drukpa in Alice Springs, 1991
The Gyalwang Drukpa and his mother in Alice Springs, 1991

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.[1] His Holiness Drukchen 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.[citation needed]

Humanitarian Projects of the present Gyalwang Drukpa

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

References

  1. ^ The Biographies of Rechungpa: The Evolution of a Tibetan hagiography. Roberts, Peter Alan. Routledge, 2007. ISBN 0-415-76995-7pg. 53