Talk:Gampopa

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Born in Yangsho Bongra in Kham, Tibet in 1251 was the reincarnation of Gampopa Sonam Rinchen.[1] He received teachings and the new name Drakpa Pel Ozer Zangpo from his uncle Sanggye Yarjon, the third abbot of Taklung Monastery. He later founded Pel Riwoche Monastery in 1276, serving as the first abbot until his death in 1296 at the age of forty-six.