Shangton Tenpa Gyatso was born in Tseshung (rtse gzhung) in 1825. His father's name was Nyingkar bum. and his mother was Tsering Drolma. He entered Bkra-shis-'khyil monastery in 1837. He later took the Tshogs-bsags rab-'byams-pa degree in 1845. He went to Pe-cin to become the yongs 'dzin of the Thu'u-bkwan in 1854. His collected works (gsung 'bum) comprise four volumes (79 sections). His Collected Works can be found here. (Adapted from Source Sep 1 2020)
Affiliations & relations
- Father: snying dkar 'bum · familial relation
- Mother: tshe ring sgrol ma · familial relation
- shes rab rgya mtsho · teacher
- thub bstan 'jigs med rgya mtsho · teacher
- dkon mchog rgyal mtshan · teacher
- dkon mchog rgya mtsho · teacher
- blo gsal rgya mtsho · teacher
- bstan 'dzin · teacher
- dge 'dun bstan 'dzin rgya mtsho · student
- skal bzang thub bstan dbang phyug · student
- 'jigs med 'phrin las rgya mtsho · student
- blo bzang dbang phyug bshad sgrub rgya mtsho · student
- 'jigs med blo gros rgya mtsho · student
