Pema Lingpa or Padma Lingpa (1450 1521) was a famous saint and siddha of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was a preeminent terton (discoverer of ancient texts), and is considered to be foremost of the Five Terton Kings. In the history of the Nyingma school in Bhutan, Pema Lingpa is second only in importance to Padmasambhava himself.Pema Lingpa was born in Chel, part of the central Bhutanese region of Bumthang known as the Wheel of Dharma.