Rinpungpa

The Rinpungpa dynasty or short Rinpungpa ( Tib. rin spungs pa ca 1478-1565 ) was a secular Tibetan rule in Central Tibet, the wide of the later 15th century to the 16th century parts of western Tibet and parts of Central Tibet controlled. The seat of the dynasty was in today's circle Rinpung of Shigatse. Later, the secular Tsangpa rule replaced the founded by Changchub Gyeltshen 1349 Phagmodrupa secular and Rinpungpa.

Originally Rinpungpa Lords of Rinpung were ( rin spungs ) grub in Tsang (West Central Tibet ), the family moved from a family feud within the Phagmodrupa in the years 1434-35 advantages and took the important place Samdrubtse ( bsam rtse, ie Shigatse ) a. The members of the family were patrons of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, who were hostile to the Gelugpa. While the Phagmodrupa still recognized, they built in a row on a strong position and contributed - as the Phamodrupa rulers - the title of Desi ( Regent ). The Rinpungpa Ngawang Jigme rulers dragpa ( ngag dbang ' jigs med grags pa) was finally in 1565 by Karma Tsheten ( Shingshapa Tsheten Dorje ) defeated and founded the new Tsangpa Dynasty.

History

The 5th Phagdru Desi ( phag gru sde srid ) rulers ( srid dbang ) dragpa Gyeltshen (pa rgyal mtshan grags; 1374-1440 ) continued namkha Gyeltshen (nam mkha ' rgyal mtshan ) in the office of district governor ( " county superintendent " ) ( rdzong dpon ) of Rinpung one and the same time he appointed him Pönchen Sakya ( sa skya dpon weeks) and the leader ( khri dpon ) the Chumig ( chu mig ) Ten thousand. Then Rinpung supported Kunzang ( rin spungs kun bzang ) the Sakya school. In 1449 he founded in Dreyül ( 'bras yul ) the monastic college ( bshad grwa ) Kyemotshel ( ' bras yul skyed mo tshal ), in 1478 he founded the monastery Tanak Thubten Namgyal ( rta nag thub bstan rnam rgyal ), his son Dönyö Dorje ( rdo rje don yod ) attacked 1481 Central Tibet ( dbus ), he replaced the main part of the Phagdru government in Nedong ( sne'u gdong ). In 1490 he helped the red hat Lama Yeshe Chodrag ( chos grags ye shes, 1453-1524 ) - the fourth Shamar ( zhwa dmar pa) - in the founding of the monastery Yangpachen ( yangs pa can), the future site of this important Trülku - line the Karma Kagyu (Karma bka ' brgyud ). The Rinpung rule lasted until 1565, when it ( shag zhing pa tshe rdo rje brtan ) of their officials Shingshapa Tsheten Dorje ( see Article Tsangpa Dynasty ) was overthrown.

Ruler (Overview)

Data and writing of the Tibetan name here after renwens.com: Rinpungpa ( 1408-1565 ).

The table provides the following information: ( a) Tib names in German spelling, (b) transcription by Wylie, ( c ) Tibetan names in letters with Chinese characters and Pinyin preceded, ( d) duration of the rule (s) inaugural year of the reign.

• Namkha Gyeltshen (nam mkha ' rgyal mtshan ) (8 years, from 1408 )
• Namkha Gyelpo (nam mkha ' rgyal po) (10 years, from 1416 )
• Norbu Zangpo (nor bu bzang po) (49 years, from 1426)
• Künsangpa ( kun bzang pa) (15 years, from 1475 )
• Dönyö Dorje ( rdo rje don yod ) (37 years, from 1490 )
• Ngawang Dragjig ( ngag dbang grags ' jigs ) (38 years, from 1527)