Gyalwang Pagsam Wangpo | |
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| Title | 5th Gyalwang Drukpa |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1593 Chonggye, Tsang, southern Tibet |
| Died | 1653 |
| Religion | Tibetan Buddhist |
| School | Drukpa Lineage |
| Lineage | Gyalwang Drukpa |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Lhatsewa Ngawang Zangpo (lha rtse ba ngag dbang bzang po) (1546-1615) |
| Period in office | 1597-1653 |
| Reincarnation | Kunkhyen Pema Karpo (1527-1592 CE) |
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Pagsam Wangpo (dpag bsam dbang po) (1593-1653 CE), a key figure in the history of the Drukpa Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, was born at Chonggye ('phyong rgyas), in the Tsang province of Tibet a natural son of the prince of Chonggye, Ngawang Sonam Dragpa. He was an elder cousin of the 5th Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso (1617-1682).[1]
Pagsam Wangpo was considered to be an immediate re-incarnation of Kunkhyen Pema Karpo (1527-1592 CE). In 1597 he was enthroned as the 5th Gyalwang Drukpa hierarch of the Northern branch of the Drukpa Lineage at Tashi Thongmon monastery, resulting in a lengthy dispute with a rival candidate enthroned at Ralung Monastery.