Editing Shamarpa (section)

==Namling Shamar==

Following the death of the 9th Shamarpa, two different children were identified as possible candidates to be the reincarnation: one was Mipam Chödrup Gyamtso, the stepbrother of the 6th Panchen Lama; the other was [[Könchok Garwang Gyatso]] (དཀོན་མཆོག་གར་དབང་རྒྱ་མཚོ) of the Namseling (རྣམ་སྲས་གླིང) family. The dispute was resolved by lot: Mipam Chödrup Gyamtso's name was drawn and he was enthroned as the 10th Shamarpa. Könchok Garwang Gyatso was referred to as the Shamar Trisur or "former Shamarpa"; according to some accounts, he "abdicated" following the lottery, implying that he had originally been enthroned. In any event, the Shamar Trisur took up residence on his family's estate at [[Namseling Manor]], near [[Samye Monastery]], and became a lama. Following his death {{Circa|1792}}, a reincarnation was identified, establishing a lineage known as Namling Shamar. The most recent Namling Shamar was the 5th, who was identified by the 15th Karmapa (1871–1922) and lived until 1982.<ref name=namling-shamar>
{{cite web
  | title = Karmapa: 900 Years
  | url=http://www.ktdpublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/KARMAPA900_3rdEdition_e.pdf
  | last = Lhundup Damchö (Diana Finnegan)
  | author-link = Damchö Diana Finnegan
  | page = 116
  | publisher = Karmapa 900 Organizing Committee and KTD Publications
  | access-date = 2020-08-19 }}</ref>