Pema Lingpa
"Desi" Jigme Namgyal was from Kurtoe Dungkar, from where the ancestry of Wangchuck dynasty originates. He was a descendant of Khedrup Kuenga Wangpo (b. 1505), the son of Tertön Pema Lingpa (1450-1521) and his second wife, "Yum" Bumdren, and Khedrup’s consort, Wangmo, from Khadro Chodung clan, who was a descendant of Tertön Guru Choewang (1212-1270).