Karmapa, 8th

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Names

Tibetan: མི་བསྐྱོད་རྡོ་རྗེ་

Wylie:

• mi bskyod rdo rje
  
• karmapa 08 mi bskyod rdo rje
  
• chos kyi grags pa dpal bzang po
  
• karmapa 08
  

Other Transliterations in use:

• Mikyo Dorje
• Mikyö Dorje
• 8th Karmapa
• Eighth Karmapa

Dates

Born: 1507 ngom chu g.yas lung
Died: 1554

Affiliation

• Karma Kagyu
• Karmapa

Other Biographical Information

Mi bskyod rdo rje: Routledge Entry by Paul Williams

TBRC RID: P385

Biography from kagyuoffice.org

Biography from kagyu.org

Recognized by rgyal tshab bkra shis rnam rgyal and lho rong go srI.
His gsung-'bum in about 28 volumes of which only 13 volumes seem to be preserved.
Born in khams nang chen ngom chu brgyud bar khang.
Undoubtedly the most important karma kaM tshang hierarch of the lineage. During his period the tradition reached its summit of greatness.

W21015 - 1554. this source gives 1554 year of death

ming mdzod: 1511. recognized by rgyal tshab bkra shis rnam rgyal and lho rong go srI. bkra shis rnam rgyal is an anachronism.

gsung-'bum in about 28 volumes of which only 13 volumes seem to be preserved.

bod kyi gal che'i lo rgyus: born in khams nang chen ngom chu brgyud bar khang. d. at 48.

W19804 - dates
W19801 - bio
W19823 - contents of collected works once preserved in the palace of nationalities library in beijing
W19808 - dates
W26372 - 1549. karma pa mi bskyod rdo rjes gsung rab rgya mtsho'i gling phyag btab

1554. karma pa sku phreng brgyad pa mi bskyod rdo rje sku gshegs

W23435 - undoubtedly the most important karma kaM tshang hierarch of the lineage. during his period the tradition reached its summit of greatness W30161 - contains a list (ff. 157v-160r) of students

not yet identified: gdan sa thel gyi spyan snga ba

Main Students

• gtsug lag 'phreng ba
• blo gros rgyal po
• Fifth Shamarpa Könchok Yenlak (dkon mchog yan lag)
• grags pa dpal 'byor
• ngag dbang chos kyi rgya mtsho
• blo gros nor ldan
• Fourth Tai Situ Mitruk Chokyi Gocha (mi 'khrugs chos kyi go cha)
• rin chen rnam rgyal chos grags rgyal mtshan
• 'ja' mo dge slong
• bshes gnyen rnam rgyal
• rin chen mgon po
• rnam rgyal grags pa
• karma bdud rtsi
• karma bstan 'dzin
• nam mkha' bkra shis
• nam mkha' rgyal mtshan
• karma srid bral
• 'chi med mkhas pa
• ngo khro rab 'byams bshes gnyen rnam rgyal
• ngo khro chos mdzad
• sangs rgyas ye shes
• phyogs glang legs pa
• nyi zla bkra shis
• bsod nams bzang po
• karma phrin las legs grub
• karma don dam
• sangs rgyas dpal grub
• rin legs
• a gnyan dpon po
• kun bzang
• don grub rin chen
• sangs rgyas seng+ge
• ye shes dpal bzang
• phan bde'i 'od zer
• kun dga' rin chen
• bya btang thar pa'i sku skye
• mtha' phu ba
• ljang pa chos mdzad
• rgyal mtshan bzang po
• mdo rgyud rgya mtsho
• dpal 'bar
• don dam 'phags

Main Teachers

• bkra shis rnam rgyal
• Sangye Nyenpa, 1st (bkra shis dpal 'byor)
• chos grub seng+ge
• rin chen bkra shis
• Third Tai Situ Tashi Paljor (bkra shis dpal 'byor)
• sna tshogs rang grol
• dge 'dun bzang po