Khyentse Tokden

Khyentse Tokden (mkhyen brtse rtogs ldan, d.u.), a lineage holder of the early Drukpa Kagyu tradition, was a disciple of Lodro Sengge (blo gros seng ge, 1345-1390) as well as the great Jonang master Chokle Namgyel (jo nang phyogs las rnam rgyal, 1306-1386), from whom he learned Kalachakra. He was also known by the names Yeshe Gyeltsen (ye shes rgyal mtshan) and Dampa Ngonyalma (dam pa sngo nyal ma).

His students were Lodro Chokden (blo gros mchog ldan, d.u.), Konchok Samdrub (dkon mchog bsam grub, d.u.), and Khedrub Lekpa Rinchen (mkhas grub legs pa rin chen, d.u.).

Sources

Sgrub sprul phrin las rgya mtsho. 2009. Gdams ngag bka’ rgya can lnga yi bla ma brgyud pa’i rnam thar dad gsum chu gter ’phel byed ngo mtshar lza ba’i me long. Swayambhu: Shree Gautam Buddha Vihara, p. 158.

Alexander Gardner
March 2010