Karma gling pa

ཀརྨ་གླིང་པ་
Karma Lingpa (1326 - 1386) Born in: dwags po <br>Tibetan date of birth: Year of the Male Fire Tiger, 5^th sexagenary cycle. <br>

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Karma Lingpa was a 14th century tertön known for his expansive revelation on the Peaceful and Wrathful deities, the Zab chos zhi khro dgongs pa rang grol. Commonly known as Kar gling zhi khro it remains to this day an extremely popular treasure cycle and was highly influential in the early days of Western interest in Tibetan Buddhism, as it is the source of the text popularly known as the Tibetan Book of the Dead. He was also the son of Nyida Sangye who is known for his 'pho ba revelation that would become the basis for the religious festival known as the Drikung Phowa Chenmo.

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Main Wylie Name	karma gling pa	ཀརྨ་གླིང་པ
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Relationships

Religious Affiliation	Nyingma
Is Emanation of	cog ro klu'i rgyal mtshan
Has Following Emanations
Teachers	nyi zla sangs rgyas
Students	nyi zla chos rje

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