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Longchenpa

1308 - 1364

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Longchen Rabjam Drimé Özer (Tibetan: ཀློང་ཆེན་རབ་འབྱམས་པ་དྲི་མེད་འོད་ཟེར།, Wylie: klong chen rab 'byams pa dri med 'od zer), or simply Longchenpa (1308–1364, "The Great One Who Is the Vast Cosmic Expanse") was a Tibetan scholar-yogi of the Nyingma school, the 'Old School' of Tibetan Buddhism. According to tibetologist David Germano, Longchenpa's work led to the dominance of the Longchen Nyingthig lineage of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection, over the other Dzogchen traditions. He is also responsible for the scholastic systematization of Dzogchen thought within the context of the wider Tibetan Vajrayana tradition of Buddhist philosophy. Dzogchen thought was highly developed among both the Old School and New Sarma schools. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Longchenpa is the 3,283rd most popular writer (up from 3,329th in 2019), the 739th most popular biography from China (up from 763rd in 2019) and the 80th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Longchenpa ranks 3,283 out of 7,302. Before her are Anselm Grün, Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa, Raffaello Giovagnoli, Maria Edgeworth, Sophie von La Roche, and Manuel José Quintana. After her are Justus Jonas, Juliette Adam, Elena Văcărescu, Lasus of Hermione, Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo, and Mihály Babits.

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Among people born in 1308, Longchenpa ranks 8. Before her are Joan III, Countess of Burgundy, Henry II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, Prince Moriyoshi, Mastino II della Scala, Leo IV, King of Armenia, and Wang Meng. After her is Michele Morosini. Among people deceased in 1364, Longchenpa ranks 12. Before her are Robert, Prince of Taranto, Elisenda of Montcada, Edward Balliol, Agnes of Austria, Louis, Count of Gravina, and Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia. After her are Buton Rinchen Drub, and Sinanüddin Fakih Yusuf Pasha.

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In China

Among people born in China, Longchenpa ranks 739 out of 1,610. Before her are Chu Suiliang (597), Xu Qiliang (1950), Empress Wang (-8), Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei (483), Qian Zhongshu (1910), and Lien Chan (1936). After her are Chen Boda (1904), Wu Zhen (1280), Shen Congwen (1902), Dong Yuan (932), Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama (1883), and Ulanhu (1906).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Longchenpa ranks 80. Before her are Xu Zhimo (1897), François Cheng (1929), Wu Jingzi (1701), Consort Ban (-48), Can Xue (1953), and Qian Zhongshu (1910). After her are Shen Congwen (1902), Xiao Hong (1911), Song Yu (-298), Chögyam Trungpa (1939), Hwang Sok-yong (1943), and Yan Lianke (1958).

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