# Akong Rinpoche

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

**Wikidata**: [Q420512](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420512)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akong_Rinpoche)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/akong-rinpoche


## References

1. general catalog of BnF
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. CiNii Research
4. [Eskdalemuir monastery founder Akong Rinpoche killed in China](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-24449692)
5. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
6. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File