Khenpo Sangye Tenzin and the Career of Serlo Shedrup Zungdrel Ling Gonpa, that Evolved into one of the Most Important Monasteries Among the Sherpas of NE Nepal Book

Contents: Introduction. 1. Overview of the early years of mkhan po Sangs rgyas bstan ‘dzin’s life: his teachers and places of learning. 2. Emergence and formation of Buddhism among the Sherpas of Solu-Khumbu. 3. Sangs rgyas bstan ‘dzin’s stay in Central Tibet introduction: a learned Sherpa monk witnesses the very last years of Tibet’s uniquegreatness. 4. On sDe dge principality, the ris med movement and its major masters and Mi pham rnam rgyal rgya mtsho and his legacy, which was upheld throughout the twentieth century mainly by the great Dis mgo mKhyen brtse I, Rab gsal zla ba (1910-1991). 5. Zhe chen Monastery and Sangs rgyas bstan ‘dzin’s stay here. 6. mKhan po Sangs rgyas bstan ‘dzin’s founding of the monastery bShad sgrub zung ‘brel gling in the year 1959 at a historical place called gSer logs; his teachings; and the monastic community’s activities. 7. sprul sku Padma mthar phyin’s youth and early years of learning. 8. gSer logs bShad sgrun zung ‘brel gling under the guidance of Ven, sprul sku Padma mthar phyin – the monastery’s renaissance and continuous growth until the present day. 9. The renaissance of Tibetan Buddhism’s rNying ma pa school in exile in India and Nepal. 10. On the current revitalization of Tibetan Buddhism’s rNying ma pa tradition among the local Himalayan community of the Sherpas – the case of the newly introduced collective Vajra Guru mantra [prayer performance. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.