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Chögyam Trungpa

1939 - 1987

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Chögyam Trungpa (Wylie: Chos rgyam Drung pa; March 5, 1939 – April 4, 1987), formally named the 11th Zurmang Trungpa, Chokyi Gyatso, was a Tibetan Buddhist master and holder of both Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. He was recognized by both Tibetan Buddhists and other spiritual practitioners and scholars as a preeminent teacher of Tibetan Buddhism. He was a major figure in the dissemination of Buddhism in the West, founding Vajradhatu and Naropa University and establishing the Shambhala Training method. The 11th of the Trungpa tülkus, he was a tertön, supreme abbot of the Surmang monasteries, scholar, teacher, poet, artist, and originator of Shambhala Buddhist tradition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chögyam Trungpa is the 3,595th most popular writer (up from 3,762nd in 2019), the 773rd most popular biography from China (up from 817th in 2019) and the 84th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Chögyam Trungpa ranks 3,595 out of 7,302. Before him are Edward William Lane, Takeo Arishima, Mikha'il Na'ima, Henry Becque, James Russell Lowell, and Albert Cossery. After him are Concepción Arenal, Elia Levita, Gabriela Zapolska, Vladimir Megre, Demyan Bedny, and Sergio Ramírez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Chögyam Trungpa ranks 275. Before him are Panajot Pano, Bill Mulliken, Ekaterina Maximova, Arik Einstein, Stephen Cook, and Brigitte Fontaine. After him are Giorgio Ferrini, Dariush Mehrjui, János Göröcs, Tigran Mansurian, Jean Van Hamme, and Néstor Combin. Among people deceased in 1987, Chögyam Trungpa ranks 129. Before him are Georges Franju, Princess Pilar of Bavaria, Victoria Kent, Tuvia Bielski, Stanisław Szukalski, and Patrick Troughton. After him are Vladimir Basov, Georg Muche, Aldo Boffi, Ivo Lapenna, Arkady Raikin, and Charles Malik.

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In China

Among people born in China, Chögyam Trungpa ranks 773 out of 1,610. Before him are Chen Jingrun (1933), Xu Xiangqian (1901), Shi Jingtang (892), Deng Sui (81), Rong Yiren (1916), and Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei (510). After him are Tung Chee-hwa (1937), Thomas Tien Ken-sin (1890), Hwang Sok-yong (1943), Wei Yuan (1794), Yikuang (1838), and Yang Jiechi (1950).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Chögyam Trungpa ranks 84. Before him are Can Xue (1953), Qian Zhongshu (1910), Longchenpa (1308), Shen Congwen (1902), Xiao Hong (1911), and Song Yu (-298). After him are Hwang Sok-yong (1943), Yan Lianke (1958), Yu Hua (1960), Cao Yu (1910), Wang Bo (650), and Katherine Paterson (1932).

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