Klienpo Ngawang Pelzang (1879-1941) was an important
figure in modern Tibetan Buddhism, especially to the Nyingm;
Lineage, the oldest school of Buddhism in Tibet, in which he
was a major teacher, abbot, and scholarly author. He studied
for years with a close disciple ofPatrul Rinpoche, the author o
The Words of My Perfect Teacher, from whom he received
direct instructions on how to study and practice with that text.
