Sönam Choklang, 2nd Panchen Lama

Sönam Choklang (1439–1504) was a Tibetan Buddhist religious leader. He was from Tsang Province. He was posthumously recognised as the second Panchen Lama.[1]

Sönam Choklang, 2nd Panchen Lama
Sönam Choklang
Tibetan name
Tibetan བསོད་ནམས་ཕྱོག་ཀྱི་གླང་པོ་་
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese索南却朗
Simplified Chinese索南却朗

He founded Wensa Monastery in Tsang, a Gelug hermitage known for the Wensa Nyengyu teachings.[2]

References

  1. Schwieger, Peter (2015). The Dalai Lama and the Emperor of China: A Political History of the Tibetan Institution of Reincarnation. Columbia University Press. p. 24. ISBN 9780231538602.
  2. "Wensa Monastery". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
Preceded by
Khedrup Je
Panchen Lama Succeeded by
Ensapa Lobsang Döndrup


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