Drenpa Namkha

Drenpa Namkha was born in the eighth century in a village called Chunlung Ngul Kha in southwestern Tibet, near the sacred Mt. Kailash. As a young man, he was a gifted student of eight famous Bön teachers. He became a self-realized supreme master of the three Bön practices, known as Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchen. At that time there was great persecution of Bön by the King of Tibet. Drenpa Namka was revered for his dedication to the protection and preservation of the Bön teachings during those difficult times.


He is holding a Yung Drung Chakshing in his right hand to indicate the permanence of the Bön teachings. The eye on the sole of his foot symbolizes his victory over all heretics.


Drenpa Namka is very helpful in overcoming all obstacles, both personal and communal. He is the primary long-life deity.