Author: Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye
Alternate names: Koṅ-sprul Blo-gros-mthaʼ-yas; Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thayé; 1st Jamgon Kongtrul; Koṅ-sprul Blo-gros-mthaʾ-yas; Koṅ-sprul Blo-gros-mtha'-yas; Koṅ-sprul Blo-gros-mthaʹ-yasm; Ko'n-sprul Blo-gros-mtha'-yas; Kon-sprul Blo-gros-mthaʾyas; Kon'-sprul Blo-gros-mtha'-yas; Kon-sprul Blo-gros-mtha'-yas; Kon-sprul Blo-gros-mthaʾ-yas; Kȯn-sprul Blo-gros-mtha'-yas; Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye; Jamgön Kongtrul Lodr Thayé; Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé; Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Taye
Born: 1813
Died: 1899
Bio: The first Jamgon Kongtrul, named Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thayé (Wylie: 'jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha' yas) was one of the most prominent Buddhist masters in Tibet in the 19th century. He is credited as one of the founders of the Rime movement of Tibetan Buddhism and he compiled what is known as the Five Great Treasuries. He achieved great renown as a scholar and writer, and authored more than one hundred volumes of scriptures.