The Biography of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal
Subtitle: Pal Drukpa Rinpoche
Contributors: Sonam Kinga (translator)
Publisher: KMT Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Thimphu, Bhutan
First sentence: The peerless founder of the Kingdom of Bhutan is the great Dharma Lord Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal or Palden Drukpa Rinpoche. His line goes back to two men of great strength called Lha-ga and Lu-ga, who were emanations of Avalokiteśvara. When the Dharma Lord Songtsen Gampo of Tibet received the image of Jowo Shakyamuni from China in the 7th century, these two came to Tibet carrying the holy image.
Description: A Biography of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal (1594–1651) the Drukpa Kagyu hierarch and founder of the state of Bhutan.
Notes: Translated from the Dzongkha: དཔལ་ལྡན་འབྲུག་པ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་ཞབས་དྲུང་ངག་དབང་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་གྱི་རྣམ་ཐར། (dpal ldan ʼbrug pa rin po che źabs drung ngag dbang rnam rgyal gyi rnam thar) of དྲུང་ཆེན་སངས་རྒྱས་རྡོ་རྗེ  (Sangye Dorji) by Sonam Kinga
Table of contents: title: Foreword to the Dzongkha Edition; title: Translator's note; title: Prayer of long life for Zhabdrung Rinpoche; title: Introductory statement; title: Chapter 1: The Birth of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal; title: a) The Origins of Palden Drukpa Lineage; title: b) The Conception of Zhabdrung Rinpoche; title: c) Birth of Zhabdrung Rinpoche; title: d) Naming of Zhabdrung Rinpoche; title: Chapter 2: Recognition as the 5th Drukchen; title: a) Childhood accomplishments; title: b) Recognition as incarnation of Drukchen Thamche Khyenpa; title: c) The incarnation of Avalokiteśvara; title: d) Chöje Tsangpa Gyare, the 1st Palden Drukpa Rinpoche; title: e) Successive incarnations of Drukchen; title: Chapter 3: Education and Enthronement; title: a) Early Education; title: b) Taking vows of genyen; title: c) Accomplishments during pilgrimage; title: d) Enthronement at Druk Ralung; title: e) Accomplishments of exalted wisdom, compassion and power; title: g) Background of the Drukpa Kagyü Teachings; title: Chapter 4: Leaving Tibet for Bhutan; title: a) Tibet's political status; title: b) Two branches of Palden Drukpa; title: c) Failure to harmonize disputes; title: d) Interactions with the Tsang Desi; title: e) Differences with Lhodrak Pawo; title: f) Differences with the Tsang Desi; title: g) Prophecy to leave for Bhutan; title: h) Leaving Ralung; title: i) Unconfirmed date of departure for Bhutan; title: Chapter 4: Arrival in Bhutan; title: a) Prevailing situation in Bhutan; title: b) Beginning of the teachings of Palden Drukpa in Bhutan; title: c) The Lopas' reception of Zhabdrung Rinpoche; title: d) Chugpo Lhawang Tshering of Gön Gasa; title: e) Undertakings at Drog Lingzhi and Mentsephu; title: f) Arrival at Phodrangding, Thimphu; title: g) Plans of the Tsang Desi; title: Chapter 6: Visit to Paro and the First Tibetan Invasion; title: a) Visit to Paro; title: b) Response to the Tsang Desi; title: c) The first Tibetan invasion; title: d) A vision of the wisdom protector Śrī Mahākāla; title: e) The prophecy of Yeshe Khandro; title: f) Celebration of victory over the Tibetans; title: Chapter 7: Vanquishing the Tsang Desi; title: a) Prophecy of medititave accomplishment at Kabji Thulugang; title: b) Taking over Tago Monastery; title: c) Masterning the sorcery of Śrī Mahākāla; title: d) Death of the Tsang Desi and his wife; title: e) Nga Chudruma - 'the seal of victory in all directions'; title: f) Overcoming obstructions of the eight classes of evil spirits; title: g) Death of Yab Tenpai Nyima; title: h) Visit to Chapcha and offerings from Gadikha, India; title: Chapter 8:  The First Monastic Seat at Chagri; title: a) Laying the foundation of Chagri; title: b) Receiving Yongzin Lhawang Lodrö; title: c) Kudung Chöten of Yab Tenpai Nyima