Person:Karmapa, 8th
Names
Tibetan: Mi bskyod rdo rje
Wylie:
Other Transliterations in use:
Dates
Born: 1507 ngom chu g.yas lung
Died: 1554
Affiliation
Other Biographical Information
Biography from kagyuoffice.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
- Person:Shamarpa, 5th (dkon mchog yan lag)
- grags pa dpal 'byor
- ngag dbang chos kyi rgya mtsho
- blo gros nor ldan
- Person:Tai Situpa, 4th (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
- Person:Sangye Nyenpa, 1st (bkra shis dpal 'byor)
- chos grub seng+ge
- rin chen bkra shis
- Person:Tai Situpa, 3rd (bkra shis dpal 'byor)
- sna tshogs rang grol
- dge 'dun bzang po
Quotes
Writings About Karmapa, 8th
Writings
- Dam chos sdug bsngal zhi byed kyi gzhung gsang ba bsam gyis mi khyab pa'i rgyud sde'i dum bu rin po che'i snying po (, pp )
- dpal karma pa chen po la brten pa'i thun bzhi'i bla ma'i rnal 'byor dmigs khrid dang bcas pa (9, pp 277-286)
- phag mo rlung sems gnyis med kyi lha khrid zin bris su bkod pa (9, pp 175-184)
- Wylie:Rje rang byung rdo rjes mdzad pa'i gdon tshogs dgu ma sa bdag drug sbyor dang mi bskyod rdo rjes mdzad pa'o gdan thog gcig ma gcod tshigs bcad ma gnyis gab sprad nas lus sbyin dang bsngo ba po bya tshul bltas chog 'don 'grigs (14, pp 261-277)
- sgrol ma 'jigs pa brgyad skyob phrin las kyi khrid 'khor ba'i 'phrang sgrol (16, pp 447-465)
- thun bzhi’i dmigs rim zin bris (9, pp 286-291)