Person:Shamarpa, 2nd
Names
Tibetan: Person:Shamarpa, 2nd
Wylie:
- mkha' spyod dbang po
- mkha' spyod pa
- zhwa dmar 02 mkha' spyod dbang po
- ye shes dpal
- mkha' spyod dri med dpal ye shes
- mkha' spyod pa dri med dpal ye shes
Other Transliterations in use:
- Person:Shamarpa, 2nd
- Person:Shamarpa, 2nd
- Shamar Khachö Wangpo
- Shamar Khacho Wangpo
- Person:Shamarpa, 2nd
- Person:Shamarpa, 2nd
Dates
Born: 1350 gnam gzhung bye ma lung
Died: 1405
Affiliation
Other Biographical Information
TBRC RID: P1413
Biography from kagyuoffice.org
Biography from shamarpa.org
Famous master and polymath of the karma kaM tshang tradition.
He was recognized in 1355 as second zhwa dmar by mkhas grub dar ma rgyal mtshan.
Born gnam gyi bye ma lung (now yangs pa can). The son of lha rgyal and mother 'brog mo.
Aged 7 met the 4th Karmapa rol pa'i rdo rje at mtsho smad and took dge bsnyen vows.
Took rab byung ordination and name ye shes dpal at bde chen with mkhan chen don grub dpal serving as mkhan po and rol pa'i rdo rje as slob dpon.
Took teachings from don grub dpal and others.
Received final vows from don grub dpal at the age of 18.
Other teachers included slob dpon 'jam rin of bde chen.
Meditated at ma ra steng and tsa ri ma chen gyi brag dkar.
Author of many works such as khrid yig and nyams mgur.
At the age of 56 to dga' ldan ma mo.
Disciples included the 5th Karmapa.
Main Students
- Person:Karmapa, 5th (de bzhin gshegs pa)
- gzhon nu dpal
- bka' bzhi pa rin chen dpal
- rin chen rgyal mtshan
- sri dkar sang she
- bsod nams rin chen
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