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==Internal Links==
*[[Prayer to Thangtong Gyalpo]]
*[[Prayer to Thangtong Gyalpo]]
==External Links==
*[http://tbrc.org/link?RID=P2778 TBRC Profile]


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Revision as of 10:04, 9 November 2010

Thangtong Gyalpo

Thangtong Gyalpo (Wyl. thang stong rgyal po) (1385-1509) — a famous Tibetan siddha who travelled extensively in China, Tibet and other eastern countries, built numerous temples and metal bridges and founded monasteries at Dergé and elsewhere.

Further Reading

  • Cyrus Stearns, King of the Empty Plain: The Tibetan Iron-Bridge Builder Tangtong Gyalpo, Snow Lion, 2007
  • Manfred Gerner, Chakzampa Thangtong Gyalpo - Architect, Philosopher and Iron Chain Bridge Builder, 2007 (available online here)
  • Tashi Tsering, 'On the Dates of Thang stong rgyal po' in Ramon N. Prats ed. The Pandita and the Siddha: Tibetan Studies in Honour of E. Gene Smith, New Delhi: Amnye Machen, 2007

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