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Pagsam Wangpo (dpag bsam dbang po) (1593-1653 CE) a key figure in the history of the Drukpa school of Tibetan Buddhism was born at Chonggye (‘phyong rgyas) in the Tsang province of Tibet a natural son of the prince of Chonggye Ngawang Sonam Dragpa. He was an elder cousin of the 5th Dalai Lama Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso (1617-1682).Pagsam Wangpo was considered to be an immediate re-incarnation of Kunkhyen Pema Karpo (1527-1592 CE).