Panchen Sonam Dragpa
Panchen Sonam Dragpa (1478–1554) was the fifteenth Ganden Tripa or throneholder of Ganden Monastery. His texts form the core curriculum for the Loseling College of Drepung Monastic University, the Shartse College of the Ganden Monastic University, and several other Gelugpa monasteries. He was taught by the second Dalai Lama and in turn later became the teacher of the third Dalai Lama.
Also recorded as Paṇchen Sonam Drakpa
Panchen Sonam Dragpa
- Born
- 1478
- Died
- 1554
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Panchen Sonam Dragpa (1478–1554) was the fifteenth Ganden Tripa or throneholder of Ganden Monastery. His texts form the core curriculum for the Loseling College of Drepung Monastic University, the Shartse College of the Ganden Monastic University, and several other Gelugpa monasteries. He was taught by the second Dalai Lama and in turn later became the teacher of the third Dalai Lama.
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Abbotship
Abbotship
Panchen Sonam Dragpa was unique in having served as abbot of the three main Gelug monasteries – Ganden, Sera and Drepung. According to Kelsang Gyatso, "He is the only person ever to have received this honour." In 1526, at the request of the second Dalai Lama, he became Drepung Loseling's abbot and taught there for about six years. From 1529 to 1535, he served as Ganden Monastery's 15th abbot. In 1542, he became abbot of Sera Monastery.
Reincarnation lineage
Reincarnation lineage
Duldzin Dragpa Gyaltsen (1350-1413), one of the eight main disciples of Je Tsongkhapa (the founder of the Gelugpa order), was considered to be a previous incarnation of Panchen Sonam Dragpa. According to Kelsang Gyatso it was Duldzin Dragpa Gyaltsen who built Ganden Monastery. but other sources do not confirm this. His student Jamyang Choje Tashi Palden (1379-1449), founded of Drepung Monastery. Panchen Sonam Dragpa also became known as an incarnation of the great lama and historian Buton Rinchen Drub. In 1539, Panchen Sonam Dragpa was enthroned as the first tulku of the Upper Chamber (Zimkhang Gong) at Drepung Monastery. This reincarnation lineage is thought to have ended with the violent death of Tulku Dragpa Gyaltsen (1619-1656), but followed by his manifestation as the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden.
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Panchen Sonam Dragpa's collected works spans fourteen volumes, constituting the main textbooks still used today in the educational curriculum for "the Loseling College, the Shartse College of the Ganden Monastic University, in many monasteries of Kham and Amdo provinces of Tibet as well as in some monasteries in Mongolia." The monks at these monasteries "qualify for their Geshe degrees by relying principally upon the works of this great Teacher." Dr. Ursula Bernis summarizes Panchen Sonam Dragpa's accomplishments: "a great master, writer, abbot of all monastic universities in turn, vajrayana adept, whose textbooks are still today used at Drepung" and "the teacher of two Dalai Lamas." McCune adds that, in regards to his subsequent incarnations, "to be known as the incarnation of Panchen Sonam Drakpa would likely have been considered a great honor."
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- 1.A Brief History of Ganden Monastery by Alexander Berzin, 2003-09, retrieved 2016-06-21.
- 2.Kelsang Gyatso. (1997). Heart Jewel: The Essential Practices of Kadampa Buddhism. London: Tharpa. p. 109.
- 3.|g A Brief History: Drepung Loseling College, Drepung Loseling Monastery official website, retrieved 2010-08-22.
- 4.bsod nams grags pa, Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center, TBRC Resource ID P101, retrieved 2010-08-18. Note: Cannot be accessed using Internet Explorer.
- 5.bsod nams grags pa, Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center, TBRC Resource ID P101, retrieved 2010-08-18. Note: Cannot be accessed using Internet Explorer.
- 6.|g A Brief History: Drepung Loseling College, Drepung Loseling Monastery official website, retrieved 2010-08-22.
- 7.Kelsang Gyatso. (1997). Heart Jewel: The Essential Practices of Kadampa Buddhism. London: Tharpa. p. 109.
- 8.Condemned to Silence: A Tibetan Identity Crisis by Ursula Bernis, 98 p., p. 40 (Eulogy - page 6), retrieved 2010-08-23.
- 9.Tales of Intrigue from Tibet's Holy City: The Historical Underpinnings of a Modern Buddhist Crisis thesis by Lindsay G. McCune, p. 51, The Florida State University College of Arts and Sciences, retrieved 2010-08-23.
- 10.Kay, David (2004). Tibetan and Zen Buddhism in Britain: Transplantation, Development and Adaptation. RoutledgeCurzon critical studies in Buddhism. London: RoutledgeCurzon. p. 230.
- 11.Kelsang Gyatso, (1997). Heart Jewel: The Essential Practices of Kadampa Buddhism. London: Tharpa. p. 107.
- 12.Smith, E. Gene. Duldzin Drakpa Gyeltsen. The Treasury of Lives. 2010.
- 13.Tales of Intrigue from Tibet's Holy City: The Historical Underpinnings of a Modern Buddhist Crisis thesis by Lindsay G. McCune, p. 51, The Florida State University College of Arts and Sciences, retrieved 2010-08-23.
- 14.Condemned to Silence: A Tibetan Identity Crisis by Ursula Bernis, 98 p., p. 37 (Eulogy - page 3), retrieved 2010-08-23.
- 15.Tales of Intrigue from Tibet's Holy City: The Historical Underpinnings of a Modern Buddhist Crisis thesis by Lindsay G. McCune, p. 51, The Florida State University College of Arts and Sciences, retrieved 2010-08-23.
- 16.Lopez, Donald (1998). Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 188.
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