Mipham Wangpo
THE 6TH GYALWANG DRUKPA (1654-1717)
Mipham
Wangpo, the 6th
Gyalwang Drukpa, was born in Lhodrak Kharchu in 1641. He
was discovered by the 5th Dalai Lama and spent most of his
teenage years in the Palace of the Dalai Lama in Lhasa. He
was an erudite master who excelled at confounding in
debating with the most learned geshes (or doctors of
divinity) at the three large monastic universities of
Lhasa: Ganden, Drepung, and Sera. He was officially known
as the Grand Omniscient Drukchen. He was important
politically during his day, and acted as a mediator during
the war between Tibet and Ladakh. Thus, he was also
regarded by the Dalai Lama as the Greatest Lama of Tibet.