Person:Shamarpa, 5th

Names

Tibetan: Person:Shamarpa, 5th

Wylie:

• dkon mchog yan lag
  
• zhwa dmar 05 dkon mchog yan lag
  
• zhwa dmar dkon mchog yan lag
  
• dkon mchog 'bangs
  
• zla ba chu skyes
  
• spyan snga dkon mchog 'bangs
  

Other Transliterations in use:

• Person:Shamarpa, 5th
• Person:Shamarpa, 5th
• Person:Shamarpa, 5th
• Person:Shamarpa, 5th
• Person:Shamarpa, 5th
• Person:Shamarpa, 5th

Dates

Born: 1525/1526 kong po sa stod rkyen zhol mo che Dga' ldan khang gsar
Died: 1583

Affiliation

• Karma Kagyu
• Shamarpa

Other Biographical Information

TBRC RID: P1426

Biography from kagyuoffice.org

Biography from shamarpa.org

One of the greatest names in the karma kaM tshang tradition.
1538 - Received teachings from dpa' bo 2 gtsug lag 'phreng ba.
1538 - Took rab byung vows from mi bskyod rdo rje.
1539 - Installed at yangs pa can.
1542 - Final monastic ordination.
1542 - Studies with stag lung mkhas mchog ngag dbang grags pa.
1546 - Solitary retreat at tsA ri tra.
1561 - Installs dbang phyug rdo rje at mtshur phu and confers teachings.
His gsung 'bum is about 8 volumes.

Main Students

• Person:Karmapa, 9th (dbang phyug rdo rje)
• rin chen rnam rgyal
• bsod nams lhun grub
• bsod nams rgya mtsho
• karma 'phrin las lhun grub
• yan pa blo bde
• Person:Goshir Gyaltsab, 4th (grags pa don grub)
• khyab bdag grub mchog dbang po
• nam mkha' bkra shis
• mdo rgyud rgya mtsho
• kun dga' rnam rgyal

Main Teachers

• Person:Karmapa, 8th (mi bskyod rdo rje)
• Pawo, 2nd (gtsug lag 'phreng ba)
• zhig po gling pa gar gyi dbang phyug rtsal
• kun dga' chos bzang
• shAkya rgya mtsho
• rnam rgyal grags pa
• rgyal ba seng+ge

Writings

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

• gcod khrid zab mo 'dod dgu'i char 'bebs (14, pp 251-261)
• nyams rtogs nor bu'i 'byung gnas lnga ldan khrid yig rgya mtsho lta bu (9, pp 455-468)
• phag mo rlung sems gnyis med kyi lha khrid zin bris su bkod pa (9, pp 175-184)
• rje btsun ras chung pa nas brgyud pa'i phyag rgya chen po yan lag bdun ldan gyi khrid yig (8, pp 485)
• sngon 'gro bzhi sbyor sogs kyi ngag 'don 'phags lam bgrod pa'i shing rta (9, pp 107-124)
• zhwa dmar thams cad mkhyen pa lnga pas mdzad pa'i bla ma rgyang 'bod (9, pp 123-124)