Gatön Ngawang Lekpa
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Gatön Ngawang Lekpa
Gatön Ngawang Lekpa (སྒ་སྟོན་ངག་དབང་ལེགས་པ་, Wyl. sga ston ngag dbang legs pa) (1867-1941) — an important Sakya master connected with Tharlam Monastery who was renowned for his strict discipline and for the hardships he endured during fifteen years in retreat. It is said that he accomplished 4,100,000 prostrations during his lifetime. He was a student of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and a teacher of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö and Dezhung Rinpoche.
His anniversary is the 29th day of the third month in the Tibetan calendar.
Further Reading
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External Links
- Biography at Treasury of Lives
- An Ocean of Offering Clouds: A Light Offering Prayer by Gatön Ngawang Lekpa
TBRC Profile
