The Ganden Tripas
The Throneholders of Ganden



Je Tsongkhapa, a mainfestation of the Bodhisattva Mañjuśri, and founder of the Gelugpa Order established Ganden monastery in 1409.
After Je Tsongkhapa's death in 1419 the supreme head of the Gelugpa Order was designated to be the Throneholder of Ganden, the elected head of Ganden monastery. This position is also referred to as the Ganden Tripa, Ganden Trichen, or Tri Rinpoche.
The first few Ganden Tripas were direct students of Je Tsongkhapa and later many, but not all, of the Ganden Tripas were Rinpoches.

Since the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1959, the new Ganden Monastery has been relocated to Mundgod, Karnataka State in India.
Since 1959 H.H. the Dalai Lama has played a greater role in determining the acting Ganden Tripa.

Details of the, to date, 102 Ganden Tripas are shown in the schematic table below which indicates their life span, time as Ganden Tripa, as well as a link to further biographical information.




1st Tripa ( 1409 - 1419)Tsongkhapa, Lobsang Dragpa (1357 - 1419) ext.bio. 1
2nd Tripa ( 1419 - 1431)Gyeltsap Dharma Rinchen (1364 - 1432) ext.bio. 1
3rd Tripa ( 1431 - 1438)Khedrub Geleg Pelsang (1385 - 1438) ext.bio. 1
4th Tripa (1438 - 1450)Shalu Lochen Legpa Gyeltshen (1375 - 1450) ext.bio. 1
5th Tripa (1450 - 1463)Lodrö Chökyong (1389 - 1463) ext.bio. 1
6th Tripa (1463 - 1473)Baso Chökyi Gyaltsen (1402 - 1473) ext.bio. 1
7th Tripa (1473 - 1479)Lodrö Tenpa (1402 - 1476) ext.bio. 1
8th Tripa (1480 - 1489)Mönlam Legpe Lodrö (1414 - 1491) ext.bio. 1
9th Tripa (1490 - 1492)Lobsang Nyima (1439 - 1492) ext.bio. 1
10th Tripa (1493 - 1498)Yeshe Sangpo (1415 - 1498) ext.bio. 1
11th Tripa (1500 - 1511)Lobsang Dragpa (1429 - 1511) ext.bio. 1
12th Tripa (1511 - 1516)Jamyang Legpe Lodrö (1450 - 1530) ext.bio. 1
13th Tripa (1516 - 1521)Chökyi Shenyen (Dharmamitra) (1453 - 1540) ext.bio. 1
14th Tripa (1522 - 1528)Rinchen Öser (1453 - 1540) ext.bio. 1
15th Tripa (1529 - 1535)Penchen Sönam Dragpa (1478 - 1554) ext.bio. 1
16th Tripa (1534 - 1539)Chökyong Gyatsho (1473 - 1539) ext.bio. 1
17th Tripa (1539 - 1546)Dorje Sangpo (1491 - 1554) ext.bio. 1
18th Tripa (1546 - 1548)Gyeltshen Sangpo (1497 - 1548) ext.bio. 1
19th Tripa (1548 - 1552)Ngawang Chödrag (1501 - 1551) ext.bio. 1
20th Tripa (1552 - 1559)Chödrag Sangpo (1493 - 1559) ext.bio. 1
21th Tripa (1559 - 1565)Geleg Pelsang (1505 - 1567) ext.bio. 1
22th Tripa (1565 - 1568)Gendün Tenpa Dargye (1493 - 1568) ext.bio. 1
23th Tripa (1568 - 1575)Tsheten Gyatsho (1520 - 1576) ext.bio. 1
24th Tripa (1575 - 1582)Champa Gyatsho (1516 - 1590) ext.bio. 1
25th Tripa (1582 - 1589)Peljor Gyatsho (1526 - 1599) ext.bio. 1
26th Tripa (1589 - 1596)Damchö Pelbar (1523 - 1599) ext.bio. 1
27th Tripa (1596 - 1602)Sanggye Rinchen (1540 - 1612) ext.bio. 1
28th Tripa (1603 - 1607)Gendün Gyeltshen (1532 - 1607) ext.bio. 1
29th Tripa (1608 - 1614)Shenyen Dragpa (1545 - 1615) ext.bio. 1
30th Tripa (1615 - 1618)Lodrö Gyatsho (1546 - 1618) ext.bio. 1
31th Tripa (1618 - 1620)Damchö Pelsang (1546 - 1620) ext.bio. 1
32th Tripa (1620 - 1623)Tshülthrim Chöphel (1561 - 1623) ext.bio. 1
33th Tripa (1623 - 1623)Dragpa Gyatsho (1555 - 1627) ext.bio. 1
34th Tripa (1627 - 1629)Ngawang Chökyi Gyeltshen (1575 - 1629) ext.bio. 1
35th Tripa (1629 - 1637)Könchog Chöphel (1573 - 1646) ext.bio. 1
36th Tripa (1638 - 1638)Tendzin Legshe ( - 1664) ext.bio. 1
37th Tripa (1638 - 1642)Gendün Rinchen Gyeltshen (1571 - 1642) ext.bio. 1
38th Tripa (1643 - 1647)Tenpa Gyeltshen (? - 1647) ext.bio. 1
39th Tripa (1648 - 1654)Könchog Chösang (1586 - 1673) ext.bio. 1
40th Tripa (1655 - 1661)Pelden Gyeltshen (1601 - 1674) ext.bio. 1
41th Tripa (1662 - 1667)Lobsang Gyeltshen (1600 - 1672) ext.bio. 1
42th Tripa (1668 - 1675)Lobsang Dönyö (1602 - 1678) ext.bio. 1
43th Tripa (1675 - 1681)Champa Trashi (1618 - 1684) ext.bio. 1
44th Tripa (1682 - 1685)Ngawang Lodrö Gyatsho (1635 - 1688) ext.bio. 1
45th Tripa (1685 - 1692)Tshülthrim Dargye (1632 - 1701) ext.bio. 1
46th Tripa (1692 - 1695)Ngawang Pelsang (1629 - 1695) ext.bio. 1
47th Tripa (1699 - 1701)Lobsang Chöphel (1650 - 1710) ext.bio. 1
48th Tripa (1702 - 1708)Döndrub Gyatsho (1655 - 1727) ext.bio. 1   Yongzin Ling Rinpoches
49th Tripa (1708 - 1714)Lobsang Dargye (1662 - 1723) ext.bio. 1
50th Tripa (1714 - 1721)Gendün Phüntshog (1648 - 1724) ext.bio. 1



51th Tripa (1721 - 1728)Pelden Dragpa (? - 1729) ext.bio. 1
52th Tripa (1728 - 1732)Ngawang Tshephel (1668 - 1734) ext.bio. 1
53th Tripa (1732 - 1738)Gyeltshen Sengge (1678 - 1756) ext.bio. 1
54th Tripa (1739 - 1746)Ngawang Chogden (1677 - 1751) ext.bio. 1   Reting Tulku Rinpoches
55th Tripa (1746 - 1750)Ngawang Namkha Sangpo (1690 - 1750) ext.bio. 1
56th Tripa (1750 - 1757)Lobsang Drime (1683 - ?) ext.bio. 1
57th Tripa (1757 - 1764)Samten Phüntshog (1703 - 1770) ext.bio. 1
58th Tripa (1764 - 1770)Chakyung Ngawang Chödrag (1707 - 1778) ext.bio. 1
59th Tripa (1771 - 1772)Chusang Ngawang Chödrag (1710 - 1772) ext.bio. 1
60th Tripa (1772 - 1777)Lobsang Tenpa (1725 - 1782) ext.bio. 1
61th Tripa (1777 - 1786)Ngawang Tshülthrim (1721 - 1791) ext.bio. 1
62th Tripa (1785 - 1792)Lobsang Mönlam (1729 - 1798) ext.bio. 1
63th Tripa (1792 - 1794)Lobsang Khechog (1736 - 1794) ext.bio. 1
64th Tripa (1794 - 1800)Lobsang Trashi (1739 - 1801) ext.bio. 1
65th Tripa (1801 - 1807)Gendün Tshülthrim (1744 - 1807) ext.bio. 1
66th Tripa (1807 - 1813)Ngawang Nyendrag (1746 - 1824) ext.bio. 1
67th Tripa (1814 - 1814)Jamyang Mönlam (1750 - 1814) ext.bio. 1
68th Tripa (1815 - 1816)Lobsang Geleg (1757 - 1816) ext.bio. 1
69th Tripa (1816 - 1822)Changchub Chöphel (1756 - 1838) ext.bio. 1
70th Tripa (1822 - 1828)Ngawang Chöphel (1760 - 1839) ext.bio. 1
71th Tripa (1828 - 1830)Yeshe Thardo (1756 - 1830) ext.bio. 1
72th Tripa (1831 - 1837)Jampel Tshülthrim (1750 - 1850) ext.bio. 1
73th Tripa (1837 - 1843)Ngawang Jampel Tshülthrim Gyatsho (1792 - 1855) ext.bio. 1
74th Tripa (1843 - 1847)Lobsang Lhündrub (1782 - 1847) ext.bio. 1
75th Tripa (1850 - 1853)Ngawang Lungtog Yönten Gyatsho (1811 - 1853) ext.bio. 1   Yongzin Ling Rinpoches
76th Tripa (1853 - 1869)Lobsang Khyenrab Wangchug (1797 - 1872) ext.bio. 1
77th Tripa (1859 - 1861)Tshülthrim Dargye (mid 19th cent.) ext.bio. 1
78th Tripa (1861 - 1867)Jamyang Damchö (mid 19th cent.) ext.bio. 1
79th Tripa (1867 - 1870)Lobsang Chinpa (mid 19th cent.) ext.bio. 1
80th Tripa (1870 - 1876)Dragpa Döndrub (mid 19th cent.) ext.bio. 1
81th Tripa (1876 - 1880)Ngawang Norbu (1807 - 1882) ext.bio. 1
82th Tripa (1880 - 1886)Yeshe Chöphel (mid 19th cent.) ext.bio. 1
83th Tripa (1886 - 1890)Changchub Namkha ( mid 19th cent.) ext.bio. 1
84th Tripa (1890 - 1896)Lobsang Tshültrim ( mid 19th cent.) ext.bio. 1
85th Tripa (1896 - 1899)Lobsang Tshülthrim Pelden (1836 - 1899) ext.bio. 1
86th Tripa (1901 - 1907)Lobsang Gyeltshen (1840 - 1910) ext.bio. 1
87th Tripa (1907 - 1913)Ngawang Lobsang Tenpe Gyeltshen (1844 - 1919) ext.bio. 1
88th Tripa (1913 - 1918)Khyenrab Yönten Gyatsho (1837 - 1917) ext.bio. 1
89th Tripa (1918 - 1920)Lobsang Sanggye Nyengrak Gyatso (1850 - 1920) ext.bio. 1
90th Tripa (1921 - 1927)Champa Chödrak (1876 - 1937) ext.bio. 1
91th Tripa (1927 - 1932)Lobsang Gyeltsen (1852 - 1932) ext.bio. 1
92th Tripa (1933 - 1933)Thubten Nyinje (1853 - 1933) ext.bio. 1
93th Tripa (1933 - 1939)Yeshe Wangden (1862 - 1943) ext.bio. 1
94th Tripa (1940 - 1946)Lhündrub Tsöndrü (1869 - 1949) ext.bio. 1
95th Tripa (1947 - 1953)Tashi Tongtün (1881 - 1957) ext.bio. 1
96th Tripa (1954 - 1958)Thubten Künga (1891 - 1964)
97th Tripa (1959 - 1965)Thubten Lungtog Tendzin Thrinle (1903 - 1983) ext.bio. 2   Yongzin Ling Rinpoches
98th Tripa ( 1965- ?)Jampäl Shenpen (1919 - 1988)
99th Tripa (?-1994 )Yeshe Dönden (1915 - 1995)
100th Tripa (1995 - 2003)Lobsang Nyima ( 1928- ?)
101th Tripa (2003 - 2009)Lungrig Namgyel (1927 - ?)
102th Tripa (2009 - 2012)Thubten Nyima Lungtog Tendzin Norbu (? - ?)




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