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Title: Kaḥ thog pa bSod nams rGyal mtshan (1466-1540) and His Activities in Sikkim and Bhutan
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: Franz-Karl Ehrhard
One Sentence Summary: This article explores the life of Katokpa Sönam Gyeltsen (kaḥ thog pa bsod nams rgyal mtshan) based on his autobiography titled Dri med yid bzhin nor bu'i phreng ba (Rosary of Stainless Wish-fulfilling Jewels).

Description: This article explores the life of Katokpa Sönam Gyeltsen (kaḥ thog pa bsod nams rgyal mtshan) based on his autobiography titled Dri med yid bzhin nor bu'i phreng ba (Rosary of Stainless Wish-fulfilling Jewels). The article begins with a brief history of the abbots of the famous Katog (kaḥ thog) monastery in eastern Tibet, and a clarification of the identities of several of these figures. The article then focuses on Sönam Gyeltsen's autobiography with special attention to his account of activities in Bhutan and Sikkim. (Ben Deitle 2006-02-13)
Publisher Place: Gangtok, Sikkim
Publisher: Namgyal Institute of Tibetology
Normalized publisher place: Gangtok, Sikkim
Publisher country: India
Publisher URL: http://www.tibetology.com/
Published Date: 2003-11
URL: http://www.thlib.org/static/reprints/bot/bot_2003_02_01.pdf
Subject: Sönam Gyeltsen (bsod nams rgyal mtshan), Katokpa (kaḥ thog pa), 1466-1540
Classification: Tibetan and Himalayan -- Journals -- Journals Focused on Regions -- Tibet -- Bulletin of Tibetology -- 2003, vol. 39, no. 2
Tibetan and Himalayan -- Journals -- Journals Focused on Regions -- Sikkim -- Bulletin of Tibetology -- Vol. 39, no. 2 (2003)
Cultural Coverage: Bhutan
Tibet
Sikkim
Temporal coverage: 15th century CE
Language: English
Source URL: www.tibetology.com/asp/Publications.htm
Source: Bulletin of Tibetology
Source Editor: Anna Balikci-Denjongpa
Source Type: Journal
Source Volume: 39
Source Number: 2
Source Page Numbers: 9-26
Frequency of publication: Semi-annually
ISBN/ISSN: 5251516

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Date Of Record Creation: 2005-12-21 17:56:52
Date Record Checked: 2006-02-13
Date Last Modified: 2006-02-13 14:22:50
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