Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s1.t6.8

v1.c7.s1.t6.8

Tantric Buddhism featured three major Buddhist dharma lineages, namely, ngor lugs, rdzong lugs and tshar lugs. Among them, ngor lugs lineage was founded by ngor kun dgav bzang po (1382-1456 CE). In 1429 CE, ngor kun dgav bzang po built Ae lwang chos idan in ngor in Shigaste, Tibet (present-day Kangma County, Shigaste, Tibet) and taught Sakya Tantra, founding the Tantric lineage of ngor lugs which spread widest among other Tantric lineage of sa skya pa. In the Qing Dynasty, Aelwang chos ldan and dgon chen were renowned as temple for preaching the Trantric lineage of ngor lugs.