RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama
1110 - 1193

Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama
The 1st Karmapa, Düsum Khyenpa (Tibetan: དུས་གསུམ་མཁྱེན་པ་, Wylie: dus gsum mkhyen pa, 1110–1193) was the 1st Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. His name Düsum Khyenpa means "knower of the three times", the past, present and future. It was given to him to refer to the knowledge of the three forms of time he gained at his enlightenment, including the "timeless time" of enlightened awareness. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama is the 1,554th most popular religious figure (down from 1,508th in 2019). (up from 1,588th in 2019)
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama ranks 1,554 out of 3,187. Before him are Hujr ibn Adi, Michael the Syrian, Benjamin I of Constantinople, Abdullah ibn Ja'far, Juan Carlos Aramburu, and Hudson Taylor. After him are Polyeuctus, Catherine Eddowes, Gregory III Laham, Saint Mercurius, Kōdō Sawaki, and Thomas of Villanova.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHujr ibn Adi
600 - 660
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 1,548
Michael the Syrian
1126 - 1199
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 1,549
Benjamin I of Constantinople
1871 - 1946
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 1,550
Abdullah ibn Ja'far
650 - 680
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 1,551
Juan Carlos Aramburu
1912 - 2004
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 1,552
Hudson Taylor
1832 - 1905
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 1,553
Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama
1110 - 1193
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 1,554
Polyeuctus
250 - 259
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 1,555
Catherine Eddowes
1842 - 1888
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 1,556
Gregory III Laham
1933 - Present
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 1,557
Saint Mercurius
224 - 250
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 1,558
Kōdō Sawaki
1880 - 1965
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 1,559
Thomas of Villanova
1486 - 1555
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 1,560
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1110, Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama ranks 16. Before him are Maurice de Sully, Godfrey II, Count of Louvain, Kaykaus I, Richard of Saint Victor, Hodierna of Jerusalem, and Robert de Boron. After him are Rostislav I of Kiev, Abraham ibn Daud, Bertha of Sulzbach, Boril of Bulgaria, Euphrosyne of Polotsk, and Henry II, Duke of Limburg. Among people deceased in 1193, Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama ranks 4. Before him are Saladin, Balian of Ibelin, and Robert IV of Sablé. After him are Roger III of Sicily, and Saint Thorlak.
Others Born in 1110
Go to all RankingsMaurice de Sully
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1110 - 1196
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 10
Godfrey II, Count of Louvain
NOBLEMAN
1110 - 1142
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 11
Kaykaus I
POLITICIAN
1110 - 1220
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 12
Richard of Saint Victor
PHILOSOPHER
1110 - 1173
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 13
Hodierna of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1110 - 1164
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 14
Robert de Boron
WRITER
1110 - 1300
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 15
Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1110 - 1193
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 16
Rostislav I of Kiev
POLITICIAN
1110 - 1167
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 17
Abraham ibn Daud
WRITER
1110 - 1180
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 18
Bertha of Sulzbach
POLITICIAN
1110 - 1159
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 19
Boril of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1110 - Present
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 20
Euphrosyne of Polotsk
NOBLEMAN
1110 - 1173
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 21
Henry II, Duke of Limburg
NOBLEMAN
1110 - 1167
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1193
Go to all RankingsSaladin
POLITICIAN
1138 - 1193
HPI: 91.36
Rank: 1
Balian of Ibelin
POLITICIAN
1143 - 1193
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 2
Robert IV of Sablé
POLITICIAN
1150 - 1193
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 3
Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1110 - 1193
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 4
Roger III of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1175 - 1193
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 5
Saint Thorlak
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1133 - 1193
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 6