Mangyül Gungthang ( Tibetan : མང་ཡུལ་གུང་ཐང , Wylie : mang yul gung thang ), simplified Chinese : 芒域贡堂 ; traditional Chinese : 芒域貢堂 ; pinyin : mángyù gòngtáng ) alternatively known as Ngari Me (Lower Ngari) is the name of a Tibetan kingdom established under Sakya overlordship in Southwest Tibet around 1265. Historically it lies in an area that was an important transit point between the north and south Himalayas, and it was through this route that Padmasambhava and Śāntarakṣita arrived in Tibet. It was founded by a descendant of the Tibetan royal house, Bumdegon (1253–1280) It was one of the thirteen myriarchies ( khri skor bcu gsum ) ruled by a Sakya lama viceroy appointed by the Yuan court of China.
5-547: Chökyi Drönma , the eldest daughter of Thri Lhawang Gyaltsen (1404–1464) and the first Samding Dorje Phagmo – the third highest-ranking person in the Tibetan hierarchy – hailed from the district. The kings of Gungthang were subject to a variety of Central Asian overlords down to 1620, when their kingdom was destroyed by the King of Tsang . The capital of the kingdom was the fortified citadel of Dzongkar "White Fortress". After
10-697: The Heart Practice ( thugs sgrub ) of treasure teachings from Trasang ( bkra bzang gter kha ), as well as Chöd (teachings of Machig Labdrön and Mahāmudrā ) instructions from him. She became the first Samding Dorje Phagmo , the highest-ranking female Tulku in Tibet and the third highest-ranking Buddhist leader after the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama . As Samding Dorje Phagmo, she contributed to art, architecture, and engineering in Tibet. She
15-522: The discovery of gold in Western Tibet, it became an important link in the network of trans-Himalayan trade. 28°55′31.29″N 85°20′30.68″E / 28.9253583°N 85.3418556°E / 28.9253583; 85.3418556 Ch%C3%B6kyi Dr%C3%B6nma Chökyi Drönma (1422-1455) was a Tibetan princess and Buddhist leader. She was the main consort of Thang Tong Gyalpo , who recognized her as an emanation of Machig Labdrön through
20-684: The lineage of Vajravārāhī and appointed her as the first Samding Dorje Phagmo . Chökyi Drönma was born in 1422 as the daughter of Thri Lhawang Gyaltsen, the king of Mangyül Gungthang . In 1438 she married a prince from the Southern Tibetan Kingdom of Lato in order to create an alliance between Gungthang and Lato. In 1440, she gave birth to a daughter. When her daughter was old enough to begin schooling, Drönma negotiated with her husband to have her educated according to Buddhist principals. A few years later she returned to Gungthang with an army to assist in an on-going conflict. While she
25-414: Was away her daughter died. After her death, Drönma formally announced her desire to take religious vows, to which her family refused. She became a student of Thang Tong Gyalpo and, eventually, his main consort . Gyalpo reportedly recognized her as the incarnation of Machig Labdrön through the lineage of Vajravārāhī . As part of her relationship with Gyalpo, Drönma received the complete teachings of
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