Brief History of Zham Goenpa.

Zham Goenpa

Zham Goenpa is first established by Zham Gyaltsen Marpa aka Trulzhig Lama Gyaltsen (1857-1950). It was located above the Zham village under Minjey Gewog of Eastern Bhutan. Gyaltsen Marpa Rinpoche (rgyal mtshan dmar pa rin po che) also known as Trulzhig Lama Gyaltsen (khrul zhig bla ma rgyal mtshan) returned from Tibet after the dreath of his root teacher Drubwang Togden Shakya Shri (grub dbang rtogs ldan shAkya shrI, 1853-1919) and established Zham Goenpa. He has taught numerous students at this Goenpa and benefited a lot to the sentient beings while his stay at Zham Goenpa. The necessary renovation were also done and currently the riclics of Zham Goenpa includes Chagtong Chentong, Guru Padma Sambhava and so on. He has also left his throne at above the Current Zham Goenpa (people believes that it is an old Goenpa of Zham Gyaltsen Marpa and Latter shift to current Goenpa).

Brief biography of Gyaltsen Marpa (1857-1950) - the founder of Zham Goenpa.

Gyaltsen Marpa.

Gyaltsen Marpa Rinpoche was born in 1857 and until the age eighteen he worked as a local farmer before he entered Karpo Chöling Monastery (dkar po chos gling dgon), where he received his basic education and learning. In 1892, age thirty-five he went to Kham, Eastern Tibet and studied the Six Yogas of Naropa (nA ro chos drug), Mahamudra (phyag rgya chen po), and Dzogchen (rdzogs chen) with Drubwang Togden Shakya Shri (grub dbang rtogs ldan shAkya shrI, 1853-1919). After the passing away of his master he returned to Bhutan and established a retreat place at Zham. Later he established the Darchen Pang Monastery in the Minjey Gewog which is also known as Minjey Darchen Gönpa. He lived until age ninety-three and passed away in 1950 and later in 1953 his incarnation famously known as Gyaltsen Trulku Kunzang Tenpai Gyaltsen was born near Choeten kora at Tashi Yangtse.

Throne of Gyaltsen Marpa Located at old Goenpa.