| LC control no. | n 82043475 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Ngag-dbang-rnam-rgyal, Zhabs-drung I, 1594-1651 |
| Variant(s) | Ṅag-dbaṅ-rnam-rgyal, Źabs-druṅ I, 1594-1651 ʼBrug-pa rin-po-che Ngag-dbang-bstan-ʼdzin rnam-rgyal, 1594-1651 Ngag-dbang-bstan-ʼdzin rnam-rgyal, 1594-1651 Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, 1594-1651 Zhabs-drung I, 1594-1651 |
| Biography/History note | Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal [1594-1651], was an immediate reincarnation of the 4th Gyalwang Drukchen ('brug chen), the Omniscient Pema Karpo (kun mkhyen padma dkar po) and the 18th throne-holder and "hereditary prince" of Ralung (rwa lung). Ngawang Namgyal was compelled to flee Tibet in 1616 in order to escape the persecution of the powerful king of Tsang. Ngawang Namgyal left for western Bhutan, where the Drukpa Kagyu ('brug pa bka' brgyud) school had already been established, and founded the Cheri Monastery in 1619 at the north end of the Thimphu valley. In 1629, he founded his first fortress, Simtokha Dzong, near Thimphu at a place where control could be exerted over traffic between the Paro valley to the west and Trongsa valley to the east. Over his 35 years as the temporal and spiritual ruler of Bhutan, Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal repelled a series of Tibetan invasions and overcame internal opposition to unify the country for the first time in its history. He passed away in 1651 but his death was concealed for over 54 years under the pretext that he had entered into a strict retreat. |
| Birth date | 1594 |
| Death date | 1651 |
| Place of birth | TIbet Region |
| Field of activity | Buddhism |
| Profession or occupation | Buddhist priest Kings and rulers |
| Found in | Author's ʼJam-dbyaṅs Dpal-ldan-rgya-mtsho, Dpal ʼBrug pa rin po che, 1974. Dpal-ldan ʼBrug-pa rin-po-che Ngag-dbang-bstan-ʼdzin rnam-rgyal gyi rnam par thar pa rgyas pa chos kyi sprin chen poʼi dbyangs zhes bya ba las ring poʼi gleng gzhi bzhugs so, 2022. |
| Associated language | tib |
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