Person:Karmapa, 3rd

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Names

Tibetan: Person:Karmapa, 3rd
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Dates

Born: 1284 at Gangs zhur mo
Died: 1339

Affiliation

Karma Kagyu

Other Biographical Information

Important master of the karma kaM tshang tradition; he is regarded as the first of the incarnation lamas in tibet, since he became widely recognized as the embodiment of kar+ma pak+Si
he was installed first at karma dgon and then established at kam po gnas nang
he is famed for the building of the iron bridge over the sog chu
in 1331 he was invited to court by the yuan emperor and received by prince rat+na shrI
after the prince's demise, his elder brother brought him to sman rtse
according to the bod kyi gal che'i lo rgyus he died at 56

TBRC RID: P66

Main Students

  • dar ma rgyal mtshan
  • grags pa seng+ge
  • rdo rje dpal ba
  • kun dga' rgyal mtshan
  • rin chen bzang po
  • bsod nams grags pa
  • gzhon nu rgyal po
  • phun tshogs dpal
  • rgyal ba dpal
  • g.yag sde paN chen
  • kun dga' rdo rje
  • rgyal sras legs pa
  • dri med 'od zer

Main Teachers

  • rin chen dpal
  • shes rab
  • gzhon nu 'byung ba
  • shes rab dpal
  • kun dga' don grub
  • ye shes
  • gzhon nu rgyal po

Quotes

Writings About Karmapa, 3rd

Writings