Tongwa Donden

Summary

Tongwa Donden is a human^[1]. He was born in Kham^[2]. He was born on +1416-03-16T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +1453-01-01T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a writer^[5] and compiler^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Tongwa Donden was born in Kham^[2].
• Tongwa Donden was born on +1416-03-16T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Tongwa Donden died on +1453-01-01T00:00:00Z^[4].
• Tongwa Donden's father was Go Jo Sam Drub Dorjé^[8].
• Tongwa Donden's mother was Tö Za Pema Tso^[9].
• Tongwa Donden worked as a writer^[5].
• Tongwa Donden's professions included compiler^[6].
• Tongwa Donden held the position of Karmapa^[10].
• A notable student of Tongwa Donden was Peljor Dondrub^[11].
• A notable student of Tongwa Donden was Tashi Namgyal^[12].
• A notable student of Tongwa Donden was Jampel Zangpo^[13].
• Tongwa Donden's religion is recorded as Tibetan Buddhism^[14].
• Tongwa Donden's image is recorded as Karmapa6.jpg^[15].
• Tongwa Donden is recorded as male^[16].
• Tongwa Donden's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Tongwa Donden's ISNI is recorded as 0000000031369274^[18].
• Tongwa Donden's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 279833304^[19].
• Tongwa Donden's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 48059261^[20].
• Tongwa Donden's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80054975^[21].
• Tongwa Donden's IdRef ID is recorded as 157551830^[22].
• Tongwa Donden's Commons category is recorded as Thongwa Dönden, 6th Karmapa^[23].
• Tongwa Donden's religious order is recorded as Karma Kagyu^[24].
• Tongwa Donden's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g5csz^[25].
• Tongwa Donden's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 255820461^[26].
• Tongwa Donden studied under Nyakpuwa Sonam Zangpo^[27].

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Origins and Family

Tongwa Donden's place of birth was Kham^[2]. He was born on +1416-03-16T00:00:00Z^[3]. His father was Go Jo Sam Drub Dorjé^[8]. His mother was Tö Za Pema Tso^[9].

Education

Studied under Nyakpuwa Sonam Zangpo^[27], a writer^[28], 1341–1433^[29]; Rongton Sheja Kunrik^[30], a commentator^[31], 1367–1449^[32]; Shamar Chöpal Yeshe^[33], 1406–1452^[34], of Tibet^[35]; Rinchen Pel^[36]; Ratna Lingpa^[37], a writer^[38], 1403–1478^[39]; and sog Dbon bka' bzhi pa^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[5] and compiler^[6]. Tongwa Donden held the position of Karmapa^[10]. Notable students include Peljor Dondrub^[11], a Lama^[41], 1427–1489^[42]; Tashi Namgyal^[12], 1450–1497^[43]; and Jampel Zangpo^[13], a writer^[44], b. 1400^[45].

Personal Life

Tongwa Donden's religion is recorded as Tibetan Buddhism^[14].

Death and Burial

Tongwa Donden died on +1453-01-01T00:00:00Z^[4].

Why It Matters

Tongwa Donden ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

FAQs

Where was Tongwa Donden born?

Born in Kham^[2], Tongwa Donden…

Who were Tongwa Donden's parents?

Tongwa Donden's father was Go Jo Sam Drub Dorjé^[8]. Tongwa Donden's mother was Tö Za Pema Tso^[9].

What did Tongwa Donden do for work?

Tongwa Donden worked as writer^[5] and compiler^[6].