Karmapa, 7th

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Karmapa, 7th on the DRL

ཆོས་གྲགས་རྒྱ་མཚོ་
Wylie chos grags rgya mtsho
English Phonetics Seventh Karmapa Chodrak Gyamtso
Other names
  • ཀརྨ་པ་བདུན་པ་
  • karma pa bdun pa
Alternate names
  • Karmapa, 7th
Dates
Birth:   1454
Death:   1506
Place of birth:   tre shod (khams)


Tibetan calendar dates

Dates of birth
Day
Month
Gender Male
Element Wood
Animal Dog
Rab Jyung 8
About
Religious Affiliation
Karma Kagyu
Has following emanations
Eighth Karmapa Mikyö Dorje
Teachers
'gos lo tsA ba gzhon nu dpal · ban sgar ba 'jam dpal bzang po · Goshir Gyaltsab, 1st · Tai Situpa, 2nd · pad+ma gling pa · gsung rab rgya mtsho
Students
Shamarpa, 4th · Tai Situpa, 3rd · Goshir Gyaltsab, 2nd · shAkya mchog ldan · karma 'phrin las pa · chos rgyal bstan pa · Sangye Nyenpa, 1st · byams chen chos rje sna tshogs rang grol · bya 'jam dbyangs bkra shis rnam rgyal · bdud mo bkra shis 'od zer · 'brug pa kun legs · mtshungs med chos skyong rgyal mtshan

Other Biographical info:

  • Enthroned at the age of 9 months on the lion throne of the sgar chen 'dzam gling rgyan chen, the encampment of the Karmapa.
  • He was responsible for the establishment of the karma grwa tshang bshad grwa.
  • He enjoyed the patronage of the ching hwa emperor.
  • He restored the teachings and discipline at 'bri gung.
  • Established the bre bo chu mdo rnam rgyal gling dgon pa in spo bo.
  • Created the smon lam gyi cho ga yan lag nyi shu pa.
  • According to the bod kyi gal che'i lo rgyus: born in khams rngod mda' spyi nang and d. 53.
Links
BDRC Link
https://www.tbrc.org/#!rid=P821
Treasury of Lives Link
https://treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Seventh-Karmapa-Chodrak-Gyatso/TBRC_p821
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