Background
Tashi Pal was born in 1142 AD, to the Taklung Gazi family, one of the six main ancestral Tibetan lineages.
Tashi Pal was born in 1142 AD, to the Taklung Gazi family, one of the six main ancestral Tibetan lineages.
Taklung Thangpa Tashi Pal founded the Taklung Yarthang Monastery. He is considered as one of the many immediate students of Pal Phagmo Drupa. Foreign six years, Tashi Pal served his master as his personal attendant during which time he received the entire tantric and sutric teachings, including the ripening empowerment and liberating instructions of the great Mahamudra and the six yogic teachings of Naropa.
Later, he spent many years in six different solitary places staying in extremely strict retreat practice by sealing off his retreat room.
Specifically Vinaya practice was greatly emphasized. He devoted the first half of every month to bless and teach students, and the second half to strict retreat practice.
Generally, there were more than 3600 resident monks in Taklung Monastery during his time, and his disciples came from different places in India, China, Mongolia, and the three provinces of Tibet. This was displayed to allow beings to realize the impermanent nature of life.