]> 2026-10-15T19:14:36-04:00 People/Sonam, Tshewang 0 en Khenpo Tshewang Sonam is the Lama of Tharpaling Monastery, the most well-known center founded by Longchenpa in Bhutan. Prior to becoming the Lama of Tharpaling, he spent many years as a hermit in the mountains of Bhutan while also giving mass teachings on Amitabha and Sukhavati practice in many parts of Bhutan. At the turn of the century, he served as the head of Ngagyur Nyingma Institute in Namdrolling, Mysore, India and as the head of Palyul Shedra, Sichuan in Tibet after he finished his Khenpo degree in Namdrolling in 1998. Khenpo Tshewang received his early education under Wangthang Rinpoche Yeshi Dorji, Lama Gyalwang Nyima, and Lopen Norbu Wangchuk before he moved to study in Namdrolling in Mysore. Since then, he trained under His Holiness Penor Rinpoche and Nyoshul Khenpo in India and Bhutan, and Khenpo Achoe and Trulku Thubzang in Tibet, receiving oral teachings on Dzogchen. He is the author of commentaries on ''Madhyamakāvatāra'' and ''Abhisamayālaṇkāra'' and many other minor writings. (Source: Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho) Ura, Bumthang, Bhutan false false false Person false false false false People File:Khenpo Tshewang Sonam Screenshot from Interview.jpg https://commons.tsadra.org/thumb.php?f=Khenpo_Tshewang_Sonam_Screenshot_from_Interview.jpg&width=1000 true true true File:Khenpo Tshewang Sonam Screenshot from Interview.jpg File:Khenpo Tshewang Sonam Screenshot from Interview.jpg Khenpo Tshewang Sonam;The 9th Tharpaling Lama;Tshewang;Sonam;Sonam, Tshewang false Tibetan Khenpo Tshewang Sonam The 9th Tharpaling Lama Tshewang Sonam Khenpo Khenpo Tshewang Sonam Screenshot from Interview.jpg Sonam, Tshewang Khenpo Tshewang Sonam The 9th Tharpaling Lama Tshewang Sonam Khenpos and Authors of Tibetan Works Sonam, Tshewang Modern Khenpo Tshewang Sonam is the Lama of Tharpaling Monastery, the most well-known center founded by Longchenpa in Bhutan. Prior to becoming the Lama of Tharpaling, he spent many years as a hermit in the mountains of Bhutan while also giving mass teachings on Amitabha and Sukhavati practice in many parts of Bhutan. At the turn of the century, he served as the head of Ngagyur Nyingma Institute in Namdrolling, Mysore, India and as the head of Palyul Shedra, Sichuan in Tibet after he finished his Khenpo degree in Namdrolling in 1998. Khenpo Tshewang received his early education under Wangthang Rinpoche Yeshi Dorji, Lama Gyalwang Nyima, and Lopen Norbu Wangchuk before he moved to study in Namdrolling in Mysore. Since then, he trained under His Holiness Penor Rinpoche and Nyoshul Khenpo in India and Bhutan, and Khenpo Achoe and Trulku Thubzang in Tibet, receiving oral teachings on Dzogchen. He is the author of commentaries on ''Madhyamakāvatāra'' and ''Abhisamayālaṇkāra'' and many other minor writings. (Source: Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho) Sonam, Tshewang;;;Khenpo Tshewang Sonam;;;Tshewang Sonam;Tshewang Sonam;Sonam, Tshewang 1962 2021-11-19T21:55:50Z 2459538.4137732 2021-11-19T21:55:50Z 2459538.4137732 true People/Sonam, Tshewang 0 0 template commons 1 [[:Sonam, Tshewang]] People/Sonam, Tshewang# QUERYb60e831fb098edc8c53b9058e133978d 0 200 1 template 13 <q>[[BuNayAuthor::Sonam, Tshewang]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]] OR [[People::Sonam, Tshewang||People/Sonam, Tshewang]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]] OR [[Performer::People/Sonam, Tshewang]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]]</q> People/Sonam, Tshewang# QUERYcc7d20b3d19d48bf2205d60d8f55574d 0 200 1 template 3 [[Category:Library Items]] [[BuNayTopicTags::People/Sonam, Tshewang]] People/Sonam, Tshewang# QUERY575e271045c4252ed427427936a353de Media/Buddha-Nature: A Talk by Khenpo Tshewang Sonam in Thimphu, Bhutan 0 en Buddha-Nature: A Talk by Khenpo Tshewang Sonam in Thimphu, Bhutan Sonam, Tshewang 0 en Sonam, Tshewang Performer 102 en Performer REDI 102 en REDI