Person:Karmapa, 5th

Names

Tibetan: དེ་བཞིན་གཤེགས་པ་

Wylie:

• de bzhin gshegs pa
• karma pa 05 de bzhin gshegs pa
• karmapa 05

Other Transliterations in use:

• Deshin Shekpa
• Dezhin Shekpa
• 5th Karmapa
• Fifth Karmapa

Dates

Born: 1384 myang 'dam
Died: 1415

Affiliation

• Karma Kagyu
• Karmapa

Other Biographical Information

TBRC RID: P1410

Biography from kagyuoffice.org

Biography from kagyu.org

Important master of the karma kaM tshang tradition; he was born at nyang 'dam in kong po.
In 1395 he was brought to mtshur phu; ordained at tshogs dge 'dun sgang.
He is reputed to have been responsible for the creation of a manuscript bka' 'gyur.
He died at the age of 53 according to the bod kyi gal che'i lo rgyus: this is an obvious error for age 32.

Main Students

• gzhon nu dpal
• blo gros rin chen
• Shamarpa, 3rd (chos dpal ye shes)
• go shrI blo gros rgyal mtshan
• sog dbon rin chen bzang po
• don grub 'od zer
• go shrI shAkya bzang po
• rma se rtogs ldan
• Tai Situpa, 1st (chos kyi rgyal mtshan)

Main Teachers

• Shamarpa, 2nd (mkha' spyod dbang po)
• bka' bzhi pa rin chen dpal
• bsod nams bzang po

Writings

• Works associated with Karmapa, 5th in the gdams ngag mdzod catalog