Person:Sangye Nyenpa, 1st

Names

Tibetan: བཀྲ་ཤིས་དཔལ་འབྱོར་

Wylie:

• bkra shis dpal 'byor
• sangs rgyas mnyan pa
• sangs rgyas mnyan pa 01 bkra shis dpal 'byor
• grub thob sangs rgyas mnyan pa

Other Transliterations in use:

• Sangye Nyenpa
• 1st Sangye Nyenpa
• First Sangye Nyenpa

Dates

Born: 1445/1457
Died: 1510/1525

Other Biographical Information

TBRC RID: P1012

Biography from kagyuoffice.org

Important teacher of the karma kaM tshang tradition.
He was the main guru of the 8th Karmapa mi bskyod rdo rje.
Founds byang chub chos 'khor gling monastery in 15th century.

Main Students

• Karmapa, 8th (mi bskyod rdo rje)

Main Teachers

• Karmapa, 7th (chos grags rgya mtsho)

Writings

• Works associated with Sangye Nyenpa, 1st in the gdams ngag mdzod catalog

• phag mo rlung sems gnyis med kyi lha khrid zin bris su bkod pa (9, pp 175-184)