Courtyard of Konchogsum Lhakhang in Bumthang where Pema Lingpa is said to have placed this stone plug over the subterranean lake below the temple

Pema Lingpa (1450-1521) is perhaps the most famous saint of the most venerable school of Tibetan Buddhism, the Nyingma school. He is the preeminent terton (discoverer of ancient texts), foremost of the Five Terton Kings. Location of Bumthang dzongkhag within Bhutan Bumthang is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Events March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen April 15 - Battle of Formigny. ... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ... In Roman Catholic doctrine, a Saint (rel. ... Tibetan Buddhism — formerly also called Lamaism, after their religious gurus known as lamas — is the body of religious Buddhist doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and the Himalayan region. ... The Nyingma tradition is the oldest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism (the other three being the Kagyu, Sakya and Gelug). ... In Tibetan Buddhism, a tertön is someone who discovers a terma, or hidden text. ... In Tibetan Buddhism, a tertön is someone who discovers a terma, or hidden text. ...

He was judged to be the immediate reincarnation of Longchen Rabjampa and ultimately an incarnation of Guru Rimpoche, founder of Tibetan Buddhism. Guru Rimpoche, also known as Padmasambhava, prophesied that Pema Lingpa would recover 108 sacred texts (termas) although due to adverse circumstances the actual number was limited to 32. Longchenpa or Longchen Rabjampa (1308 - 1363) was a major teacher in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. ... Guru Rinpoche, the patron saint of Sikkim. ... Tibetan Buddhism — formerly also called Lamaism, after their religious gurus known as lamas — is the body of religious Buddhist doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and the Himalayan region. ...

The most famous story of Pema Lingpa tells of his diving with a lighted butter lamp into Membartsho, the so-called flaming lake in the Bumthang district of Bhutan (actually a deep pool in a river). He told onlookers that if he was a false spirit his lamp would be extinguished. Disappearing to the bottom of the dark pool and feared drowned, he returned to the surface with his butter lamp still burning brightly, bringing with him a new sacred text. Location of Bumthang dzongkhag within Bhutan Bumthang is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ...

He founded a number of monastaries in the Choekhor valley of Bumthang including Tamshing Monastery. Location of Bumthang dzongkhag within Bhutan Bumthang is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ...

Notable descendents of Pema Lingpa include the Bhutanese royal family and the 6th Dalai Lama. Jigme Singye Wangchuck is the fourth and present King of Bhutan. ...