A statue of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal covered by satin cloth
Shortly after his birth in Tibet, Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal was recognized as the incarnation of the great scholar Pema Karpo (1527-1592), who was the fourth Drukchen or head of the Drukpa Kagyu Buddhist tradition. However, this recognition was contested, and as his situation became increasingly perilous, the Zhabdrung left Tibet in 1616 and headed south. The Zhabdrung Rinpoche not only ruled the
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