Chakung Jikmé Wangdrak
A direct descendent of Düdjom Lingpa, currently based in the San Francisco bay area in the USA, Chakung Jigmé Wangdrak is a contemporary lineage holder of the Düdjom Tersar. His father, Gyalsé Shenpen Nyima (1954-2024), was the third son of Sönam Déutsen, who was a mind emanation and grandson of Düdjom Lingpa. Chakung Jigmé Wangdrak was born in 1979 in Tawo, Golok.
Since the early 8th century, Tibetans and Himalayan people have treasured "Namtars" as written or spoken narratives that demonstrate the realization of the Buddhist path by exceptional practitioners. These namtars, or spiritual biographies, serve as inspirational guides on the path to enlightenment.
Today, Namtars Foundation aims to record, preserve, and freely offer the world a written and electronic treasury of the oral wisdom of Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhism.
