Fifth Karmapa Deshin Shekpa

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Karmapa, 5th

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PersonType Category:Classical Tibetan Authors
Category:Tulkus
MainNamePhon Fifth Karmapa Deshin Shekpa
MainNameTib དེ་བཞིན་གཤེགས་པ་
MainNameWylie de bzhin gshegs pa
AltNamesTib ཀརྨ་པ་ལྔ་པ་
AltNamesWylie karma pa lnga pa
AltNamesOther Karmapa, 5th
BiographicalInfo
  • In 1395 he was brought to mtshur phu; ordained at tshogs dge 'dun sgang.
  • He is reputed to have been responsible for the creation of a manuscript bka' 'gyur.
  • He died at the age of 53 according to the bod kyi gal che'i lo rgyus: this is an obvious error for age 32.
YearBirth 1384
YearDeath 1415
BornIn nyang 'dam in (kong po)
TibDateGender Male
TibDateElement Wood
TibDateAnimal Mouse
TibDateRabjung 6
ReligiousAffiliation Karma Kagyu
Has emanations Sixth Karmapa Tongwa Donden
StudentOf Second Shamarpa Khachö Wangpo  ·  bka' bzhi pa rin chen dpal  ·  gnyag phu ba bsod nams bzang po
TeacherOf Gö Lotsāwa Zhönu Pal  ·  mi nyag blo gros rin chen  ·  Third Shamarpa Chopel Yeshe  ·  First Tai Situ Chokyi Gyaltsen  ·  drung chen mkha' spyod pa nam mkha' rgyal mtshan
BDRC https://www.tbrc.org/#!rid=P1410
Treasury of Lives https://treasuryoflives.org/en/biographies/view/biography/2693
IsInGyatsa No
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