1657-1723. Ngawang Trinle

Ngawang Trinle (ngag dbang ‘phrin las) was born in the Chozar (chos zar) region of Tsang in central Tibet in 1657. At the age of sixteen he took ordination from his paternal uncle, Lodro Namgyel (blo gros rnam rgyal, 1618-1683), a disciple of Taranata Kunga Nyingpo (tA ra nA tha kun dga’ snying po, 1575-1635). From an early age, he studied with Chalung Dorje Drak Tsen from Chalung Monastery.