Wangda
A sizeable community of several hundred families located on the left bank of the Mar Chu between Mar Dong Wo and Tsédo villages in northern Pema, the Wangda tribe a was one of eight great tribal groups of Pema Bum in Golok and served as a principal sponsor of Wangda Monastery, where Düdjom Lingpa taught numerous students. The tribe was notably home to two of Düdjom Lingpa's key disciples: the esteemed scholars Alak Do Ngak Gyatso (1824–1902) and Lingtrul Péma Lungtok Gyatso (1852+-1895).
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.
