Karmapa, 5th
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- Has following emanations
- Sixth Karmapa Tongwa Donden
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Names[edit]
Tibetan: དེ་བཞིན་གཤེགས་པ་
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Dates[edit]
Born: 1384 myang 'dam
Died: 1415
Affiliation[edit]
Other Biographical Information[edit]
Biography from kagyuoffice.org
Important master of the karma kaM tshang tradition; he was born at nyang 'dam in kong po.
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.
Main Students[edit]
- gzhon nu dpal
- blo gros rin chen
- Shamarpa, 3rd (chos dpal ye shes)
- go shrI blo gros rgyal mtshan
- sog dbon rin chen bzang po
- don grub 'od zer
- go shrI shAkya bzang po
- rma se rtogs ldan
- Tai Situpa, 1st (chos kyi rgyal mtshan)