Name | Dates | Wylie transliteration | Other names | Notes |
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Thonmi Sambhota | 7th century | thon mi sam bho ta | - | Inventor of the Tibetan script |
Yeshe Tsogyal | 757-817 | ye shes mtsho rgyal | Princess of Kharchen Great Bliss Queen | A friend of Padmasambhava |
Nampar Nangdze Lotsawa | 8th century | rnam par snang mdzad lo tsa ba | Vairotsana | Translator of Buddhist scriptures from Sanskrit into Tibetan during the first phase of translation |
Padmasambhava | 8th to 9th century | pad ma 'byung gnas | Guru Rinpoche | Brought Buddhism to Tibet |
Yuthok Yonten Gonpo (the Elder) | 708–833 | g.yu thog yon tan mgon po | - | Author of foundational works on Tibetan medicine (rgyud bzhi, Gyüschi) |
Lochen Rinchen Sangpo | 957–1055 | lo chen rin chen bzang po | - | First translator of Sarma texts |
Drogmi Lotsawa | 993–1050 | brog mi lo tsa ba | - | Important translator of Sarma texts, especially those in the Sakya tradition |
Name | Dates | Wylie transliteration | Other names | Notes |
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Machig Labdrön | 1055–1149 | ma gcig lab sgron | Dorje Dudul Chenmo | Famous yogini, promoter of Chöd in Tibet |
Tertön Sangye Lama | 1000–1080 | gter ston sangs rgyas bla ma | - | The first Tertön |
Marpa Lotsawa | 1012–1097 | mar pa | - | Important translator of Sarma texts |
Milarepa | 11th to 12th century | mi la ras pa | Jetsün | Famous yogi, known for his Vajra songs |
Bari Lotsawa Rinchen Drag | 1040–1111 | ba ri lo tsa ba rin chen grags | 2nd Sakya Trizin | Wrote One Hundred Sadhanas of Bari |
Langri Tangpa | 1054–1123 | glang ri thang pa | Geshe | Kadam tradition |
Patsab Nyima Drakpa | born 1055 | pa tshab lo tsa ba nyi ma grags pa | - | Translated many Madhyamaka texts |
Gampopa | 1079–1153 | sgam po pa | Sönam Rinchen, Dagpo Lhaje, Nyamed Dakpo Rinpoche, Da'od Zhonnu | Founder of Kagyu |
Sachen Kunga Nyingpo | 1092–1158 | sa chen kun dga’ snying po | 3rd Sakya Trizin | Systematised teachings of the Sakya tradition |
Name | Dates | Wylie transliteration | Other names | Notes |
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Ngoje Repa | 12th century | ngo rje ras pa | - | Important philosopher of the Drikung Kagyu |
Chekawa Yeshe Dorje | 1102–1176 | 'chad ka ba ye shes rdo rje | Geshe Chekhawa | Wrote the Seven Points of Spiritual Training |
Phagmo Drupa | 1110–1170 | phag mo gru pa | Dorje Gyalpo | - |
Nyang Ral Nyima Özer | 1124–1192 | nyang ral nyi ma 'od zer | Tertön | - |
Yuthok Yontan Gonpo the Younger | 1126–1202 | g.yu thog yon tan mgon po | - | Contributions to Tibetan medicine |
Sonam Tsemo | 1142–1182 | bsod nams rtse mo | 4th Sakya Trizin | - |
Jigten Sumgön | 1143–1217 | 'jig rten gsum mgon | Drikungpa | Founder of Drigung Kagyu [1] |
Drakpa Gyaltsen | 1147–1216 | grags pa rgyal mtshan | 5th Sakya Trizin | Commentator on Asvaghosa's Fifty Verses of Guru Devotion |
Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltsen | 1182–1251 | sa skya pandi ta kun dga’ rgyal mtshan | 6th Sakya Trizin | - |
Name | Dates | Wylie transliteration | Other names | Notes |
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Karma Pakshi | 1204–1283 | karma pak shi | 2nd Karmapa | Wrote over 100 texts on Buddhism, preserved at Tsurphu Monastery |
Guru Chöwang | 1212–1270 | gu ru chos dbang | Tertön | - |
Drogön Chögyal Phagpa Lodrö Gyaltsen | 1235–1279/80 | chos rgyal 'phags pa blo gros rgyal mtshan | 7th Sakya Trizin | Devised the 'Phags-pa script |
Rangjung Dorje | 1284–1339 | rang byung rdo rje | 3rd Karmapa | - |
Buton Rinchen Drub | 1290–1364 | bu ston rin chen grub | 11th Abbot of Shalu Monastery | Catalogued thousands of religious and philosophical works |
Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen | 1292–1361 | dol po pa shes rab rgyal mtshan | - | See also Jonang, Kalacakra |
Name | Dates | Wylie transliteration | Other names | Notes |
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Karma Lingpa | 14th century | karma gling pa | Tertön | - |
Longchen Rabjam | 1308–1364 | klong chen rab 'byams | Longchenpa, Tertön | Wrote several texts on Dzogchen and Buddhist philosophy |
Tshalpa Kunga Dorje | 1309–1364 | tshal pa kun dga' rdo rje | - | Author of the Red Annals |
Orgyen Lingpa | 1323 – c. 1360 | o rgyan gling pa | Tertön | - |
Rigzin Gödem | 1337–1409 | rig 'dzin rgod ldem | - | discovered the terma texts called the Northern Treasures |
Rolpe Dorje | 1340–1383 | rol pa'i rdo rje | 4th Karmapa | Wrote many dohas |
Sangye Lingpa | 1340–1396 | sangs rgyas gling pa | Tertön | First of the Eight Lingpas |
Dorje Lingpa | 1346–1405 | rdo rje gling pa | Bönzhig Yungdrung Lingpa (Bön), Tertön | - |
Rendawa Shonnu Lodrö | 1349–1412 | red mda' ba gzhon nu blo gros | - | - |
Tsongkhapa | 1357–1419 | tsong kha pa | 1st Ganden Tripa | Reformer of Tibetan Buddhism, founder of the New Kadampa, Gelug |
Gyaltsab Je | 1364–1432 | rgyal tshab rje | Gyaltsab Dharma Rinchen, 2nd Ganden Tripa | Wrote a well-known commentary on Shantideva's Bodhicaryavatara |
Bodong Panchen Chogley Namgyal | 1376–1451 | pan chen phyogs las rnam rgyal | - | Famous scholar of the Bodongpa tradition |
Khedrup Je | 1385–1438 | mkhas grub rje | 3rd Ganden Tripa, 1st Panchen Lama | - |
Gendun Drub | 1391–1474 | dge 'dun grub pa | 1st Dalai Lama | Among other works, Training the Mind in the Great Way |
Gö Lotsawa Zhönnu-pel | 1392–1481 | 'gos lo tsa ba gzhon nu dpal | - | Author of the Blue Annals |
Name | Dates | Wylie transliteration | Other names | Notes |
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Pengar Jampal Sangpo | 15th century | ban sgar ba 'jam dpal bzang po | - | Author of a famous Mahamudra invocation |
Ratna Lingpa | 1403–1478 | rat na gling pa | Tertön | - |
Khedrup Norsang Gyatso | 1423–1513 | mkhas grub nor bzang rgya mtsho | - | - |
Gorampa Sönam Senge | 1429–1489 | go rams pa bsod nams seng ge | - | - |
Pema Lingpa | 1450–1521 | padma gling pa | Tertön | - |
Tsang Nyon Heruka | 1452–1507 | gtsang smyon he ru ka | - | Wrote a biography of Marpa and Milarepa |
Chödrak Gyatso | 1454–1506 | chos grags rgya mtsho | 7th Karmapa | Commentary on Abhisamayalamkara (Mahayana sutras), and The Ocean of Reasoning, a commentary on Pramana literature |
Sera Jetsun Chökyi Gyaltsen | 1469–1544 | se ra rje btsun chos kyi rgyal mtshan | - | Wrote textbooks used in Ganden |
Gendun Gyatso | 1475–1542 | dge 'dun rgya mtsho | 2nd Dalai Lama | Mystical verse and visions |
Panchen Sönam Drakpa | 1478–1554 | pan chen bsod nams grags pa | 15th Ganden Tripa | Author of the New Red Annals (deb ther dmar po gsar ma) |
Ngari Panchen | 1487–1542 | mnga' ris pan chen | - | - |
Gotsang Repa | 1494–1570 | rgod tshang ras pa | - | - |
Ngorchen Konchog Lhundrup | 1497–1557 | ngor chen dkon mchog lhun grub | 10th Abbot of Ngor Monastery | Author of Three Visions (foundational work of Sakya) |
Name | Dates | Wylie transliteration | Other names | Notes |
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Kelden Gyatso | 1607–1677 | skal ldan rgya mtsho | Kelden Repa | "Mgur Bum", poetry and songs in the style of Milarepa |
Tsele Natsok Rangdröl | 1608–? | rtse le sna tshogs rang grol | Tsele Gotsangpa | - |
Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso | 1617–1682 | ngag dbang blo bzang rgya mtsho | 5th Dalai Lama | Twenty-five Sealed Teachings |
Terdak Lingpa | 1646–1714 | gter bdag gling pa | Gyurme Dorje | - |
Sangye Phuntsog | 1649–1705 | sangs rgyas phun tshogs | 25th Abbot of Ngor Monastery | - |
Desi Sangye Gyatso | 1653–1705 | sangs rgyas rgya mtsho | Desi | Wrote Vaidurya-Karpo and Vaidurya sNgon-po |
Lochen Dharmashri | 1654–1717 | lo chen dharma shrI | Minling | - |
Samten Lingpa | born 1655 | bsam gtan gling pa | Taksham Nüden Dorje | - |
Tsangyang Gyatso | 1682–1706 | tshangs dbyangs rgya mtsho | 6th Dalai Lama | Many great poems with often worldly subjects are ascribed to him |
Dokhar Tsering Wangyal | 1697–1763 | mdo mkhar ba tshe ring dbang rgyal | - | Author of the story gzhon nu zla med kyi gtam rgyud |
Rigzin Tsewang Norbu | 1698–1755 | rig 'dzin tshe dbang nor bu | Katok | - |
Name | Dates | Wylie transliteration | Other names | Notes |
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Jigme Chökyi Wangpo | 1808–1887 | 'jigs med chos kyi dbang po | Patrul Rinpoche | - |
Nuden Dorje | 1809–1872 | nus ldan rdo rje | Drophan Lingpa | Tertön of the Northern Treasures |
Jamgon Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye | 1813–1899 | 'jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha' yas | Padma Tennyi Yungdrung Lingpa | Treasury of Rediscovered Teachings |
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo | 1820–1892 | 'jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse’i dbang po | - | - |
Chokgyur Lingpa | 1829–1870 | mchog gyur gling pa | Tertön | - |
Dudjom Lingpa | 1835–1904 | bdud 'joms gling pa | Tertön | - |
Jamgon Ju Mipham Gyatso | 1846–1912 | mi pham 'jam dbyangs rnam rgyal | Mipham Rinpoche | - |
Jamyang Loter Wangpo | 1847–1914 | 'jam dbyangs blo gter dbang po | - | - |
Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen | 1859–1935 | shar rdza bkra shis rgyal mtshan | - | See also Bön |
Jikme Tenpe Nyima | 1865–1926 | 'jigs med bstan pa'i nyi ma | 3rd Dodrubchen Rinpoche | - |
Thubten Gyatso | 1876–1933 | thub bstan rgya mtsho | 13th Dalai Lama | - |
Pabongkhapa Déchen Nyingpo | 1878–1941 | pha bong kha pa bde chen snying po | - | - |
Ngawang Palsang | 1879–1941 | ngag dbang dpal bzang | - | - |
Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö | 1893–1959 | 'jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse chos kyi blo gros | - | Rime movement |
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Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso | 1901–1981 | blo bzang ye shes bstan 'dzin rgya mtsho | 3rd Trijang Rinpoche | Wrote on Gyallu |
Thubten Lungtog Tenzin Trinle | 1903–1983 | thub bstan lung rtogs bstan 'dzin 'phrin las | 97th Ganden Tripa, 6th Ling Rinpoche | Writer on Vajrabhairava |
Gendün Chöpel | 1903 or 1905–1951 | dge 'dun chos 'phel | - | Author of the White Annals and The Tibetan Art of Love |
Jigdrel Yeshe Dorje | 1904–1987 | 'jigs bral ye shes rdo rje | 2nd Dudjom Rinpoche, 1st leader of the Nyingma | See also Terma |
Karma Rangjung Kunchap | 1905–1989 | kar ma ran byung kun khyab | Kalu Rinpoche | Shangpa Kagyu |
Tsepon W.D. Shakabpa | 1908–1989 | - | Tsepon Wangchuk Deden Shakabpa | Historian |
Dilgo Khyentse | 1910–1991 | dil mgo mkhyen brtse | From 1987 to 1991, led the Nyingma School | - |
Dorje Yudon Yuthok | 1912-1998 | rdo rje g.yu sgron gyu thog | Dorje Yuthok | Autobiography |
Chatral Sangye Dorje | born 1913 | bya bral sangs rgyas rdo rje | Chatral Rinpoche | - |
Gendün Rinpoche | 1917–1997 | dge 'dun rin po che | - | - |
Geshe Rabten | 1920–1986 | dge bshes rab brtan | - | Author on Buddhism |
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche | 1920–1996 | sprul sku o rgyan | - | - |
Khetsun Sangpo | born 1920 | mkhas btsun bzang po | - | - |
Thubten Jigme Norbu | 1922–2008 | thub bstan 'jigs med nor bu | Taktser Rinpoche | - |
Tenzin Choedrak | 1922–2001 | bstan 'dzin chos grags | - | Former doctor of the 14th Dalai Lama |
Gyatrul Rinpoche | born 1924 | rgya sprul rin po che | - | Contributions on Bardo |
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche | born 1924 | - | Abt des Karma Triyana Dharmachakra | - |
Lopön Tenzin Namdak | born 1926 | bstan 'dzin rnam-dag | Lopön | See also Bön |
Lobsang Gyatso (monk) | 1928–1997 | blo bzang rgya mtsho | Geshe | Founder of the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics Dharmshala, murdered in 1997 |
Khensur Jampa Tegchok | born 1930 | mkhan zur byams pa theg mchog | - | - |
Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche | 1930–2002 | - | Rinpoche | - |
Kelsang Gyatso | born 1931 | bskal bzang rgya mtsho | Geshe | Founder of the New Kadampa Tradition |
Thinley Norbu | born c. 1931 | phrin las nor bu | Dungsé Thinley Norbu Rinpoche | son of Jigdrel Yeshe Dorje, 2nd Dudjom Rinpoche |
Jampa Gyatso | 1932–2007 | byams pa rgya mtsho | Geshe | - |
Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche | 1932–1999 | - | Nyoshul Khenpo | - |
Thubten Ngawang | 1932–2003 | thub bstan ngag dbang | Geshe | - |
Ani Pachen | 1933–2002 | - | - | Autobiography |
9th Thrangu Rinpoche | born 1933 | - | Khenchen | - |
Palden Gyatso | born 1933 | dpal ldan rgya mtsho | - | Autobiography |
Tarthang Tulku | born 1934 | - | - | - |
11th Tarab Tulku | 1934–2004 | - | - | - |
Tenzin Gyatso | born 1935 | bstan 'dzin rgya mtsho | 14th Dalai Lama, Geshe | Wide range of works on Buddhism |
Thubten Yeshe | 1935–1984 | thub bstan ye shes | - | Founder of the FPMT |
Tashi Tsering | born 1937 | bkra shis tshe ring | Geshe | - |
Namkhai Norbu | born 1938 | nam mkha'i nor bu | Chögyal | Writings on Dzogchen |
Lobsang Tenzin | born 1939 | blo bzang bstan 'dzin | 5th Samdhong Rinpoche, Kalon Tripa of the 13th Kashag of the Tibetan government-in-exile |
Tulku Thondup | born 1939 | sprul sku don grub | - | - |
Akong Rinpoche | born 1939 | - | - | - |
Loden Sherab Dagyab | born 1940 | - | - | - |
Bokar Rinpoche | 1940–2004 | - | - | Contributions on Bardo |
Chögyam Trungpa | 1940–1987 | chos rgya drung pa | 11th Trungpa Tulku from Surmang | - |
Khenchen Palden Sherab | 1941–2010 | mkhan chen dpal ldan shes rab | - | Several Nyingma translations in English |
Konchog Gyaltsen | born 1946 | dkon mchog rgyal mtshan | Khenpo | - |
Thubten Zopa Rinpoche | born 1946 | - | Lama | Founder of the FPMT |
Sogyal Rinpoche | born 1948 | bsod rgyal rin po che | - | Author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying |
Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche | born 1951 | chos kyi nyi ma | - | Son of Tulku Urgyen, contributions on Bardo |
Mipham Chökyi Lodrö | born 1952 | mi pham chos kyi blo gros | 14th Shamarpa | - |
Ringu Tulku | born 1952 | - | - | Contributions to the Rime movement |
Khenpo Namdrol | born 1953 | mkhan po rnam grol | Rinpoche | Commentator on Vajrakilaya |
Dhondup Gyal | 1953–1985 | don grub rgyal | - | A founder of modern Tibetan literature |
Ngawang Sangpo | born 1954 | ngag dbang bzang po | - | - |
Gangteng Tulku | born 1955 | - | - | Dzogchen |
Pasang Yonten | born 1955 | pa sangs yon tan | - | Tibetan medicine |
Tashi Tsering (London) | born 1958 | bkra shis tshe ring | Geshe | - |
Alai (author) | born 1959 | - | - | Chinese writer |
Tashi Dawa | born 1959 | bkra shis zla ba | - | Author of A Soul Knotted on a Leather Thong |
Khyentse Norbu | born 1961 | mkhyen brtse nor bu | Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse | - |
Tenzin Wangyal | born 1961 | bstan 'dzin dbang rgyal | - | See also Bön |
Sakyong Mipham | born 1963 | - | - | Son of Chögyam Trungpa |
Sungrap Ngedon Tenpa Gyaltsen | born 1965 | - | 7th Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Abbot of Dzogchen Monastery | - |
Ngawang Tsoknyi Gyatso | born 1966 | ngag dbang tshogs gnyis rgya mtsho | 3rd Tsoknyi Rinpoche | Son of Tulku Urgyen |
Tsering Woeser | born 1966 | - | - | - |
Khandro Rinpoche | born 1967 | mkha' 'gro rin po che | - | Daughter of Trichen Jurme Kunzang Wangyal |
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa | born 1969 | tshe ring dbang mo sdom pa | - | Female poet |
Anyen Rinpoche | born 1969 | - | - | Dzogchen |
Tenzin Tsundue | born 1975 | - | - | - |
Tulku Lama Lobsang | born 1975 | sprul sku bla ma blo bzang | - | - |
7th Yongey Mingyur | born 1975 | yongs dge mi 'gyur | Dorje Rinpoche | Youngest son of Tulku Urgyen |
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