Home›Open Questions›When was Karma Lingpa born, and when did he die?Open QuestionsWhen was Karma Lingpa born, and when did he die?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "When was Karma Lingpa born, and when did he die?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/when-was-karma-lingpa-born-and-when-did-he-die.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). When was Karma Lingpa born, and when did he die?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/when-was-karma-lingpa-born-and-when-did-he-dieCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-when-was-karma-lingpa-born-and-when-did, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {When was Karma Lingpa born, and when did he die?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/when-was-karma-lingpa-born-and-when-did-he-die}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionNo source independent of Nyingma tulku-lineage tradition records when Karma Lingpa was born or died. The commonly repeated dates of 1326 and 1386 come from later biographical and lineage compilations rather than from any record contemporary with him.What would resolve this A Tibetan document contemporary with Karma Lingpa, distinct from the later tulku-lineage biographies that supply his conventional dates, naming a year for his birth or death.OpenTibetan Buddhist studies, history of the Nyingma tertön traditionBryan J. Cuevas, The Hidden History of the Tibetan Book of the DeadCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnKarma Lingpa, Historical Figures Well-attested Source The Hidden History of the Tibetan Book of the DeadBryan J. Cuevastier 1SourcesThe Hidden History of the Tibetan Book of the Deadtier 1Bryan J. Cuevas, Oxford University Press, 2003View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year