Sogyal Rinpoche

Summary

Sogyal Rinpoche is a human^[1]. He was born in Kham^[2]. He was born on 1947^[3]. He died in Bangkok^[4]. He died on August 28, 2019^[5]. He worked as a writer^[6], actor^[7], and film actor^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (484 views/month, #7,156 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Kham^[2], Sogyal Rinpoche…
• Sogyal Rinpoche died in Bangkok^[4].
• Sogyal Rinpoche was born on 1947^[3].
• Sogyal Rinpoche died on August 28, 2019^[5].
• Sogyal Rinpoche held citizenship in Tibet^[10].
• Sogyal Rinpoche worked as a writer^[6].
• Sogyal Rinpoche's professions included actor^[7].
• Sogyal Rinpoche worked as a film actor^[8].
• Sogyal Rinpoche held the position of Lama^[11].
• Sogyal Rinpoche's education included a stint at University of Delhi^[12].
• Sogyal Rinpoche was educated at University of Cambridge^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Sogyal Rinpoche is The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying^[14].
• Sogyal Rinpoche's religion is recorded as Tibetan Buddhism^[15].
• Sogyal Rinpoche is recorded as male^[16].
• Sogyal Rinpoche's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Sogyal Rinpoche's Commons category is recorded as Sogyal Rinpoche^[18].
• The cause of death was colorectal cancer^[19].
• Sogyal Rinpoche's relative is recorded as Khandro Tséring Chödrön^[20].
• Sogyal Rinpoche's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[21].
• Sogyal Rinpoche's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[22].
• Sogyal Rinpoche's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'bo', 'text': 'བསོད་རྒྱལ'}^[23].
• Sogyal Rinpoche's sibling is recorded as Jikme Losel Wangpo, 7th Dzogchen Rinpoche^[24].

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• Type: Person^[25]

• Began / founded: 1950^[26]

• Ended / dissolved: 2019-08-28^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3e0954e7-9eae-43dd-aa04-3a9a53cdeabd^[28]

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Origins and Family

Born in Kham^[2], Sogyal Rinpoche… he was born on 1947^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Delhi^[12], a central university^[29], in India^[30], founded in 1922^[31], headquartered in New Delhi^[32] and University of Cambridge^[13], a collegiate university^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1209^[35], headquartered in Cambridge^[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[6], actor^[7], and film actor^[8]. Sogyal Rinpoche held the position of Lama^[11].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Sogyal Rinpoche is The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying^[14].

Personal Life

Sogyal Rinpoche's religion is recorded as Tibetan Buddhism^[15].

Death and Burial

Sogyal Rinpoche died on August 28, 2019^[5]. He died in Bangkok^[4]. The cause of death was colorectal cancer^[19].

Why It Matters

Sogyal Rinpoche ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (484 views/month, #7,156 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Works attributed to him include The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying^[39], a written work^[40].

FAQs

Where was Sogyal Rinpoche born?

Sogyal Rinpoche was born in Kham^[2].

Where did Sogyal Rinpoche die?

Sogyal Rinpoche died in Bangkok^[4].

What did Sogyal Rinpoche do for work?

Sogyal Rinpoche worked as writer^[6], actor^[7], and film actor^[8].

Where did Sogyal Rinpoche go to school?

Sogyal Rinpoche was educated at University of Delhi^[12] and University of Cambridge^[13].