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His mother was Machig Yondagmo.
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Kunga Lekpa Jungne Gyaltsen
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He held the dignity from 1327 to 1330. Kunga Lekpa Jungne Gyaltsen belonged to the Lhakhang branch. When the Dishi died in the imperial capital in March 1327, he was summoned by the emperor Yesün Temür to take up the dignity and was formally installed on 17 May 1327.
He only arrived to Beijing in the next year, the route from Central Tibet being long and difficult.
During the short tenure of Kunga Lekpa Jungne Gyaltsen a mysterious incident took place. According to the Yuan shi (History of the Yuan dynasty) a certain Nianzhenqilasi (Rinchen Drak) was elevated to the Imperial Preceptor (Dishi) dignity on 22 December 1329, when Kunga Lekpa Jungne Gyaltsen was still alive.
The closer circumstances are missing in the sources, and it is obvious that Rinchen Drak did not belong to the Khon family. lieutenant is possible that he is identical with the Guoshi (State Preceptor) Rinchen Drak who is known to have been literary active in 1325.
There was a rapid shift of emperors in 1328-1329 which might be the backdrop for this brief alteration.
According to the most reliable sources Kunga Lekpa Jungne Gyaltsen died in 1330 after a term of three years, suggesting that he managed to retain or regain his office in the education In one version he died as late as in 1339.
