Yungtön Dorjepel () was born at Gorma (or Gurmo) near

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in the province of Tsang in 1284 CE into the family of a tantric priest of the Len clan. During his youth he went to China on the command of the Emperor where he caused rain to fall after a long drought. He gained a deep understanding of the

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under Putön Rinpoche. He cultivated the esoteric instructions, particularly

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, due to the great inspiration of

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. He resided and taught in various places such as Paro in

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, Phungpo Riwoche, and Ratam Trak. He died in 1365 CE. In the lineage of the

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s there were considered to be four Indian and three Tibetan incarnations of

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before

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. The lineage starts with Subhuti, one of the original disciples of

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. Yungtön Dorjepel is considered to be the final Tibetan incarnation of Amitābha before the Panchen Lamas.Stein, R. A. ''Tibetan Civilization'', (1972) p. 84. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. . LCC
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dorjepel, Yungton 1284 births Scholars of Buddhism from Tibet

Tibetan Buddhists from Tibet 13th-century Tibetan people 14th-century Tibetan people 1365 deaths