Person:Karmapa, 6th

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Tibetan: Person:Karmapa, 6th

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Born: 1416 ngom stod
Died: 1453

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TBRC RID: P1006

Biography from kagyuoffice.org

Biography from kagyu.org

Important master of the karma kaM tshang tradition.
He was born in ngom stod near lho kar+ma dgon.
Noted for his various projects for the creation of blessing bestowing objects.
He ordered the creation of a special bstan 'gyur in lho rong, the golden dza lan+d+ha ra bka' 'gyur.
He mediated several conflict situations in mi nyag and rong po and the sgo sdong war ('khrug chen).
According to the bod kyi gal che'i lo rgyus he was born in ngam stod shes skyam and died at 36.

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