Person:Karmapa, 7th

Names

Tibetan: Person:Karmapa, 7th

Wylie:

• chos grags rgya mtsho
• karma pa 07 chos grags rgya mtsho
• rang byung kun mkhyen chos kyi rgyal po
• karmapa 07

Other Transliterations in use:

• Person:Karmapa, 7th
• Person:Karmapa, 7th
• Person:Karmapa, 7th
• Person:Karmapa, 7th

Dates

Born: 1454 tre shod
Died: 1506

Affiliation

• Karma Kagyu
• Karmapa

Other Biographical Information

TBRC RID: P821

Biography from kagyuoffice.org

Biography from kagyu.org

Important master of the kar+ma kaM tshang bka' brgyud tradition; known as one of the greatest teachers of the lineage.
Enthroned at the age of 9 months on the lion throne of the sgar chen 'dzam gling rgyan chen, the encampment of the Karmapa.
He was responsible for the establishment of the karma grwa tshang bshad grwa.
He enjoyed the patronage of the ching hwa emperor.
He restored the teachings and discipline at 'bri gung.
Established the bre bo chu mdo rnam rgyal gling dgon pa in spo bo.
Created the smon lam gyi cho ga yan lag nyi shu pa.
According to the bod kyi gal che'i lo rgyus: born in khams rngod mda' spyi nang and d. 53.

Main Students

• Person:Shamarpa, 4th (chos grags ye shes)
• Person:Tai Situpa, 3rd (bkra shis dpal 'byor)
• Person:Goshir Gyaltsab, 2nd (bkra shis rnam rgyal)
• shAkya mchog ldan
• karma 'phrin las pa
• chos rgyal bstan pa
• Person:Sangye Nyenpa, 1st (bkra shis dpal 'byor)
• sangs rgyas rin chen
• ngag dbang grags pa
• dpal ldan bzang po
• skya se rtogs ldan
• sna tshogs rang grol
• 'jam dbyangs bkra shis rnam rgyal
• bkra shis 'od zer
• dbang phyug dpal

Main Teachers

• gzhon nu dpal
• ban sgar ba 'jam dpal bzang po
• Person:Goshir Gyaltsab, 1st (dpal 'byor don grub)
• Person:Tai Situpa, 2nd (bkra shis rnam rgyal)
• pad+ma gling pa
• gsung rab rgya mtsho

Writings

• Works associated with Karmapa, 7th in the gdams ngag mdzod catalog