The fifth Kyabje Gyalwa Dokhampa, Drubgyu Nyima was born in 1781 in the Kokha region of western Tibet. He was enthroned at the age of five at Khampagar Monastery. He was ordained as a Bhikshu by the Regent of the 7th Dalai Lama. Drubgyu Nyima received many teachings from the 8th Dalai Lama. He also went through intensive philosophical studies.
The sixth Gyalwa Dokhampa was born in 1848 in the Nangchen region of Tibet. At an early age he was recognized as the sixth Gyalwa Dokhampa by Choegon Rinpoche Thuchen Choekyi Nyinjed. He received many teachings from Choegon Rinpoche while he was at Khampargar Monastery and also from His Holiness the Ninth Gyalwang Drukpa Jigmed Migyur Wanggi Gyalpo. He received teac ...
The seventh Gyalwa Dokhampa was born in 1908 in the Nangchen region of Tibet. At the age of six he was enthroned by Thuchen Choekyi Gyamtso. He received manay teachings from the many great masters of his time, not only from the Drukpa Lineage but also from Nyingmapa School. Situ Chokyi Gyatso conferred upon him the lineage of this school. The seventh Gyalwa Dokhampa ...
Upon the death of the VII Kyabje Gyalwa Dokhampa(popularly known as Khamtrul Rinpoche), it was foretold that he would be reborn into the family of his mother as her grandson. The VIII Kyabje Gyalwa Dokhampa was born on the 9th day of the 1st Tibetan month in 1931 to Trinley Kunchab and Ngoedrub Lhatso in Nangchen, East Tibet in modern day Qinghai, China. Trinley Kun ...
The Ninth Gyalwa Dokhampa Shedrub Nyima who was born in 1980, currently resides in Khampagar Monastery in a place called Tashi Jong, located in Himachal Pradesh. He was recognized by H.H. the 16th Karmapa.
From a very young age he was always in the posture of mediation and all the people who saw him used to be in awe. He has unde ...
