Dromtönpa

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Dromtönpa
འབྲོམ་སྟོན་པ་
1004/1005 - 1064
Dromtonpa Gyelwa Jungne was one of the primary disciples of Atiśa and is considered the founder of the Kadampa school of Tibetan Buddhism. A layman, he nevertheless established Reting Monastery in 1057, one of the great centers of the Kadampa tradition.
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