Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol

zhabs dkar tshogs drug rang grol) (1781–1851) was a Tibetan Buddhist yogi and poet from Amdo.

[2][3] Shabkar began his spiritual practice early, completing a one-year retreat at the age of 16, later becoming a Gelug monk at 20.

[4] Shabkar studied with masters of all major Tibetan Buddhist schools including Gelug and Nyingma, and received Dzogchen teachings from his main root guru Chögyal Ngakgi Wangpo.

One of his key works is a series of poems on trekchö and tögal, Khading Shoklap—Flight of the Garuda which has become an important text in the Nyingma Nyingthig tradition.

[9] He also wrote a spiritual autobiography in mixed prose and verse, which is considered one of the lengthiest and most masterful of the Tibetan namtar literature.