Jonang Dharma King
His Eminence Ngagwang Pedma Namgyal Palzangpo
The Jonang Dharma King, H. E. Ngagwang Pedma Namgyal Palzangpo (Penam Rinpoche), was born in 1925 near Amnhymachen, the holy Mountain of the protector Machen Pomra, in Amdo, Tibet. He has been recognized as an incarnation of Duqin Langwa, an incarnation of a close disciple of Guru Padmasambhava, Gelong Namuke Niangbo. His Eminence taught the Kalachakra Dharma in the United States and established Dorje Ling Dharma Centers in New York City and Atlanta, Georgia.

H.H. Dharma King Jigme Dorje stamps his seal onto his congratulatory letter to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III that he had already signed..
See the book H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III for a more detailed biography and H.E. Ngagwang Pedma Namgyal Palzangpo Rinpoche's commentary on the accomplishments of His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu.
Jonang Akyong Yarthang Monastery and Shedra, Golok (Guoluo) Region, Amdo, Tibet.
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Great Stupa of Jonang (Kumbum), U-Tsang Region in South Central Tibet; completed in 1333 by Master Dolopa.
Dorje Ling Buddhist Center, Chamblee, GA.