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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Throne of Gyaltsen Marpa Located at old Goenpa. |
