Chekhawa Yeshe Dorje (Chhosphel 2012)

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Chekhawa Yeshe Dorje ('chad kha ba ye shes rdo rje) was born in a place called Luro or Lura (lu ro / lu ra) in 1101, the iron-snake year of the second sexagenary cycle. His father was called Pakpa Kyab ('phags pa skyabs) and his mother was Sonam Kyi (bsod nams skyid). The name of their clan was Ja (bya), which is sometimes given as the name of his birthplace.

As a young boy he became a student of Rechungpa (ras chung pa, 1084-1161) at Loro (lo ro), and was given the vows of novice monk (dge tshul; SK: śrāmaṇera) at the age of twenty-one at Loro Zhingsar (lo ro zhing gsar) by a Khenpo Tsewerwa (mkhan po rtse ber ba, d.u.) and Chak Rinchen Chang (chags rin chen 'chang) or Lobpon Dakpo Tsangdulwa (slob dpon dwags po gtsang 'dul ba). They gave him the name Yeshe Dorje. Shamiwa Monlambar (sha mi ba smon lam 'bar, 1085-1171) gave him teachings on Vinaya and related topics.

Soon after he accompanied Rechungpa to Nyel (gnyal) to an assembly of a Ngor Jetsun Bhora (ngor rje btsun bho ra, d.u.) that was presided over by a Ngok Lotsāwa (rngog lo tsA ba; certainly not Loden Sherab, who passed away in 1109). Inspired by the teachings, he sought out full ordination, which was ultimately granted by Tsarong Joten (tsha rong jo stan, d.u.), Zhang Sherab Tring (zhang shes rab spring, d.u.) and Dakpo Tsangdulwa (dwags po gtsang 'dul ba, d.u.) in 1123, when he was twenty-three.