Akong Rinpoche

spiritual master in Kagyu school, who brought tibetan buddhism in Europe (1940-2013)
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Akong Rinpoche

Summary

Akong Rinpoche is a human[1]. He was born in Riwoche County[2]. He was born on +1940-04-04T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Chengdu[4]. He died on +2013-10-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an academic[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Riwoche County[2], Akong Rinpoche…
  • Akong Rinpoche died in Chengdu[4].
  • Akong Rinpoche was born on +1940-04-04T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Akong Rinpoche died on +2013-10-08T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Akong Rinpoche held citizenship in People's Republic of China[9].
  • Akong Rinpoche held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Akong Rinpoche worked as an academic[6].
  • Akong Rinpoche worked as a writer[7].
  • Akong Rinpoche's field of work was alternative medicine[11].
  • Akong Rinpoche's education included a stint at University of Oxford[12].
  • Akong Rinpoche's religion is recorded as Tibetan Buddhism[13].
  • Akong Rinpoche's image is recorded as Dr Akong Tulku Rinpoche.jpg[14].
  • Akong Rinpoche is recorded as male[15].
  • Akong Rinpoche's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Akong Rinpoche's ISNI is recorded as 0000000111404658[17].
  • Akong Rinpoche's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 84622313[18].
  • Akong Rinpoche's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 87972325[19].
  • Akong Rinpoche's GND ID is recorded as 114173850[20].
  • Akong Rinpoche's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n95063275[21].
  • Akong Rinpoche's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12260050k[22].
  • Akong Rinpoche's IdRef ID is recorded as 087182319[23].
  • Akong Rinpoche's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA1273832X[24].
  • Akong Rinpoche's Commons category is recorded as Akong Rinpoche[25].
  • Akong Rinpoche's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35417309[26].
  • Akong Rinpoche's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ys_k[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Riwoche County[2], Akong Rinpoche… he was born on +1940-04-04T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Akong Rinpoche was educated at University of Oxford[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include academic[6] and writer[7]. Akong Rinpoche's field of work was alternative medicine[11].

Personal Life

Akong Rinpoche's religion is recorded as Tibetan Buddhism[13].

Death and Burial

Akong Rinpoche died on +2013-10-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Chengdu[4].

Why It Matters

Akong Rinpoche ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Akong Rinpoche born?

Born in Riwoche County[2], Akong Rinpoche…

Where did Akong Rinpoche die?

Akong Rinpoche passed away in Chengdu[4].

What did Akong Rinpoche do for work?

Akong Rinpoche worked as academic[6] and writer[7].

Where did Akong Rinpoche go to school?

Akong Rinpoche was educated at University of Oxford[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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