Karmapa, 10th
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ཆོས་དབྱིངས་རྡོ་རྗེ་
| Wylie | chos dbyings rdo rje |
|---|---|
| English Phonetics | Tenth Karmapa Chöying Dorje |
Other names
- ཀརྨ་པ་བཅུ་པ་
- ཨོ་རྒྱན་སྐྱབས་
- karma pa bcu pa
- o rgyan skyabs
Alternate names
- Karmapa, 10th
Dates
| Birth: | 1604 |
|---|---|
| Death: | 1674 |
| Place of birth: | ki zi thang (smar stod) |
Tibetan calendar dates
| Day | |
|---|---|
| Month | |
| Gender | Male |
| Element | Wood |
| Animal | Dragon |
| Rab Jyung | 10 |
About
- Religious Affiliation
- Karma Kagyu
- Teachers
- Pawo Rinpoche, 3rd · Shamarpa, 6th
- Students
- karma chags med · 'ja' tshon snying po · Goshir Gyaltsab, 6th · Shamarpa, 7th · Pawo Rinpoche, 5th · Tai Situpa, 6th · rtse le sna tshogs rang grol · Yol mo sprul sku gsum pa bstan 'dzin nor bu
Other Biographical info:
- He enjoyed the patronage of the ruler of gtsang karma bstan skyong dbang po who invited him to gzhis ka rtse to celebrate the smon lam.
- In 1632 he founds rgyud sde dgon in padma rdzong in mgo log.
- In 1634 he visited spo bo en route to ljang sa tham where he had been invited by the ruler.
- In 1644 he received his final ordination vows.
- Founds Monastery 1632 at rgyud sde dgon.
- After the fall of his patron at the hands of gu shrI khan he fled to 'jang via khams.
- He constructed 13 new karma kaM tshang monasteries in 'jang.
- Toward the end of his life he was invited back to Tibet by the 5th Dalai Lama.
- According to bod kyi gal che'i lo rgyus, he died at the age of 71.
- He was a very controversial figure in the history of Tibetan Buddhism and a very famous painter.
Links
- BDRC Link
- https://www.tbrc.org/#!rid=P1382
- Treasury of Lives Link
- https://treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Tenth-Karmapa-Choying-Dorje/2662
- Wiki Pages