Shamarpa, 5th

དཀོན་མཆོག་ཡན་ལག་

Fifth Shamarpa Könchok Yenlak(1525 - 1583) 

Born in:

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kong po sa stod rkyen zhol mo che dga' ldan khang gsar

Tibetan date of birth:

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Year of the Female Wood Bird, Template:OrdNum sexagenary cycle.

One of the greatest names in the karma kaM tshang tradition.

• 1538 - Received teachings from dpa' bo 2 gtsug lag 'phreng ba.
• 1538 - Took rab byung vows from mi bskyod rdo rje.
• 1539 - Installed at yangs pa can.
• 1542 - Final monastic ordination.
• 1542 - Studies with stag lung mkhas mchog ngag dbang grags pa.
• 1546 - Solitary retreat at tsA ri tra.
• 1561 - Installs dbang phyug rdo rje at mtshur phu and confers teachings.

His gsung 'bum is about 8 volumes. (Source: BDRC)