Play of the Omniscient
Subtitle: Life and Works of Jamgön Ngawang Gyaltshen an Eminent 17th-18th Century Drukpa Master
By: Yonten Dargye, Per K. Sørensen with Gyönpo Tshering
Contributors: Tshering, Gyönpo
Publisher: National Library & Archives of Bhutan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Thimphu
Language: eng
Subjects: History -- Bhutan
Notes: Biography of Jamgön Ngawang Gyaltshen (1647-1732). 

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Table of contents: pagenum: v
class: part
label: Dedication; pagenum: vii
class: part
label: Contents; pagenum: xi
class: part
label: Foreword; pagenum: 1
class: part
label: Introduction; pagenum: 1
class: part
title: Importance of the Subject; pagenum: 6
class: part
title: Source Materials; pagenum: 11
title: Historical Background
class: chapter
label: Chapter I; pagenum: 11
label: 1.
class: section
title: Setting the scene; pagenum: 16
label: 2.
class: section
title: The Obotsho family; pagenum: 31
title: Early life and education
class: chapter
label: Chapter II; pagenum: 31
title: Parentage and childhood
class: section
label: 1.; pagenum: 39
title: Education and monastic training
class: section
label: 2.; pagenum: 47
title: Religious studies
class: section
label: 3.; pagenum: 56
label: 4.
class: section
title: Warring conflict with the Tibetans and internal strife; pagenum: 63
title: A Cruel Fate
class: chapter
label: Chapter III; pagenum: 63
label: 1.
class: section
title: Banishment of his mother and siblings; pagenum: 70
title: Assasination of his father and meeting with his mother
class: section
label: 2.; pagenum: 75
title: Foray into Unknown Territory
class: chapter
label: Chapter IV; pagenum: 75
title: Appointment as court preist and local pilgrimage before departure
class: section
label: 1.; pagenum: 86
title: Departure for Derge
class: section
label: 2.; pagenum: 93
label: 3.
class: section
title: Reaching Derge and his services to religion; pagenum: 111
title: Dire Straits
class: chapter
label: Chapter V; pagenum: 111
title: Return to Bhutan
class: section
label: 1.; pagenum: 115
label: 2.
class: section
title: A local dispute and the banishment of mother and siblings; pagenum: 122
title: Sojourn at Khodang Dölung and return home of mother and siblings
class: section
label: 3.; pagenum: 133
title: Dutiful Mission
class: chapter
label: Chapter VI; pagenum: 133
title: Nomination as court priest to the royal family of Ladakh
class: section
label: 1.; pagenum: 137
label: 2.
class: section
title: Departure for Ladakh; pagenum: 141
label: 3.
class: section
title: Arrival in Ladakh: meeting with king and royal family members; pagenum: 147
label: 4.
class: section
title: Pilgrimage to Kashmir and Pullahari; pagenum: 165
title: Religious rituals and pilgrimage
class: section
label: 5.; pagenum: 171
title: Journey back to Bhutan
class: section
label: 6.; pagenum: 177
title: Obedient Servant: A Breif Temporal Assignment
class: chapter
label: Chapter VII; pagenum: 177
title: Arrival in Bhutan and becomming Paro Ponlop or chila
class: section
label: 1.; pagenum: 188
title: Resigning as Ponlop and seeking spiritual pursuits
class: section
label: 2.; pagenum: 193
label: 3.
class: section
title: Performing miracles and delivering teachings; pagenum: 203
label: Chapter VIII
class: chapter
title: Founding a Seat; pagenum: 203
title: Founding of Seula Chökhor Dorjeden: Turning the wheel of dharma
class: section
label: 1.; pagenum: 222
label: 2.
class: section
title: Continuing dharma activities and illness; pagenum: 231
label: Chapter IX
class: part
title: The Final Years: Handing on the Torch; pagenum: 231
title: Root lama to the three sublime incarnations
class: chapter
label: 1.; pagenum: 239
title: Final activities
class: section
label: 2.; pagenum: 244
title: Death and funeral
class: section
label: 3.; pagenum: 253
class: part
label: Appendices; pagenum: 255
label: I
class: chapter
title: Family Lineage of Jamgön (chart); pagenum: 256
label: II
class: chapter
title: The Successive Reincarnations of Jamgön Ngawang Gyaltshen; pagenum: 259
label: III
class: chapter
title: The lineage sucession of the Amorimu Chöje; pagenum: 264
label: IV
class: chapter
title: Successive Bhutanese / Drukpa representatives to Takna, Ladakh; pagenum: 267
title: Successive Jamgön Trulku - a Ladakhi version
class: chapter
label: V; pagenum: 273
class: part
label: Bibliography; pagenum: 283
class: part
label: Glossary