Drenpa Namkha
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Drenpa Namkha (དྲན་པ་ནམ་མཁའ་ Tibetan: dran pa nam mkha' ) was born in the 8th century near
Drenpa Namkha is a popular personage in the Bon tradition. Drenpa Namkha's biography in eight volumes was published by sPa-tshang Sonam Gyantsan, Delhi in 1983. Drenpa Namkha is said to have had twin sons: Tshe-dbang Rig-'dzin, a Bon teacher, and Pad-ma 'Byung-gnas, the famous Buddhist teacher Padmsambhava.[1]
Later masters said to be reincarnations of Drenpa Namkha include Bonpo Traksel (bon po brag tshal, d.u.), Rigdzin Trinle Lhundrub (rig 'dzin phrin las lhun grub, d.u.), and Drenpa Zungi Namtrul (dren pa zung gi rnam 'phrul, d.u.).[2]
Iconography
Drenpa Namkha holds a
Notes
References
- Karmay (1972). The Treasury of Good Sayings, Oxford University Press, London.
- Kvæne, Per (1995). The Bon Religion Of Tibet: The Iconography Of A Living Tradition.