Geshe Yangtön Lama Tashi Gyaltsen Rinpoche

Geshe Yangton was a descendent of the esteemed Yangtön lineage whose history is closely interwoven with the history of Yungdrung Bön itself. It is said that two of Lord Tonpa Shenrap’s direct disciples were Yangtön lamas. Geshe Yangton was the first member of the Yangtön lineage to receive a Geshe degree in 1986. He was also the abbot of the Yangtön monastery, Yanggon Tongdrol Phuntsok Ling, in his high-altitude home village of Tsarka in Upper Dolpo, Nepal.

Geshe Yangtön Lama Tashi Gyaltsen Rinpoche passed away on June 22nd, 2024 in Kathmandu, Nepal.