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Dzogchen is one of the six most important Nyingma monasteries of Tibet. It was established in 1685 in Derge area on the orders of the Fifth Dalai Lama who sent the First Dzogchen Drubwang Pema Rigdzin to spread Buddhism in Kham. Sanggye Tenpa, the third abbot of Derge's royal monastery, Lhundrubteng, was a major sponsor. Famous for its Śrī Siṃha College, it was largely destroyed in the twentieth century but has since been rebuilt. It is the seat of the Dzogchen Drubwang, Dzogchen Ponlop, Dzogchen Kongtrul and Dzogchen Khyentse incarnation lines.

Sources

Gyurme Dorje. 2004. Tibet Handbook. Bath: Footprint, pp. 505-507.

Dzogchen Monastery

Incarnation Lines

Abbots & Officers

Throne Holder

1. First Throne Holder Pema Rigdzin 1684 - 1697
2. Second Throne Holder Namkha Wosel 1697 - 1726
3. Third Throne Holder Gyurme Tekchok Tendzin 1726 - 1757
4. Fourth Throne Holder Pema Kundrol Namgyel 1758 - 1773
5. Fifth Throne Holder Ngedon Tendzin Zangpo 1773 - 1792
6. Sixth Throne Holder Namkha Tsewang Chokdrub 1792 - 1810?
7. Seventh Throne Holder Mingyur Namkhai Dorje 1810? - 1870
8. Eighth Throne Holder Gyelse Zhenpen Taye Wozer 1848? -
9. Ninth Throne Holder Tubten Chokyi Dorje -
10. Tenth Throne Holder Demchok Dorje 1935 - 1940
11. Eleventh Throne Holder Jikdrel Jangchub Dorje 1951 - 1959
12. Twelfth Throne Holder pad+ma skal bzang -

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