WRITER

Chögyam Trungpa

1939 - 1987

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Chögyam Trungpa (Wylie: Chos rgyam Drung pa; March 5, 1939 – April 4, 1987) was a Tibetan Buddhist meditation master and holder of both the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. He was the 11th of the Trungpa tülkus, a tertön, supreme abbot of the Surmang monasteries, scholar, teacher, poet, artist, and originator of a radical re-presentation of Tibetan Buddhist teachings and the tradition of Shambhala, as an enlightened society that was later called Shambhala Buddhism. Recognized both by Tibetan Buddhists and by 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. Among his contributions are the translation of numerous Tibetan Buddhist texts, the introduction of the Vajrayana teachings to the West, and a presentation of the Buddhadharma largely devoid of ethnic trappings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chögyam Trungpa has received more than 1,191,391 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Chögyam Trungpa is the 3,762nd most popular writer (down from 3,505th in 2019), the 813th most popular biography from China (down from 741st in 2019) and the 90th most popular Chinese Writer.

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  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Born in Tibet
Surmang (Monasteries), Lamas, History
1966
Mudra
American Buddhist poetry, Tibetan poetry, Translations into English
1972
First Thought, Best Thought
American Buddhist poetry
1983
Shambhala
Spiritual life, Buddhism, Conduct of life
1984
Cutting through spiritual materialism
Buddhism, Spiritual life, Buddhist philosophy
1973
Meditation in action
Buddhism, Ethics, Buddhist, Spiritual life
1969

Page views of Chögyam Trungpas by language

Over the past year Chögyam Trungpa has had the most page views in the with 218,572 views, followed by Chinese (12,911), and German (8,690). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (281.70%), English (61.54%), and Lithuanian (57.32%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Chögyam Trungpa ranks 3,762 out of 7,302. Before him are Edna O'Brien, Pyotr Tkachev, Simin Behbahani, Rupert Brooke, Samad Behrangi, and Yuli Daniel. After him are Friedrich Theodor Vischer, Alaiza Pashkevich, Dares Phrygius, Brandon Sanderson, Angelo de Gubernatis, and Adile Sultan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Chögyam Trungpa ranks 285. Before him are Robert Waseige, Peter Revson, Khin Nyunt, Oʻtkir Sultonov, José Emilio Pacheco, and Samad Behrangi. After him are Ernesto Castano, Jacques Vallée, Friedel Lutz, Ron Atkinson, Tetsuya Chiba, and John Neumeier. Among people deceased in 1987, Chögyam Trungpa ranks 139. Before him are Fatemeh Pahlavi, Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, Aldo Boffi, Jacob Taubes, Viktor Nekrasov, and Bayard Rustin. After him are Yūjirō Ishihara, Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, Woody Herman, James Coco, Ethel Catherwood, and Conny Plank.

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In China

Among people born in China, Chögyam Trungpa ranks 813 out of 1,610. Before him are Jing Fang (-78), Chen Qimei (1878), Wu Jingzi (1701), Li Zhaoxing (1940), Li Ning (1963), and Xue Yue (1896). After him are Chen Jiru (1558), Song Ping (1917), Zhou Zuoren (1885), Zhang Binglin (1868), Zhang Dejiang (1946), and Cai Qi (1955).

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  • Photo of Jing Fang

    Jing Fang

    ASTRONOMER

    78 BC - 37 BC

    HPI: 51.10

    Rank: 807

  • Photo of Chen Qimei

    Chen Qimei

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1878 - 1916

    HPI: 51.02

    Rank: 808

  • Photo of Wu Jingzi

    Wu Jingzi

    WRITER

    1701 - 1754

    HPI: 50.99

    Rank: 809

  • Photo of Li Zhaoxing

    Li Zhaoxing

    POLITICIAN

    1940 - Present

    HPI: 50.96

    Rank: 810

  • Photo of Li Ning

    Li Ning

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 50.95

    Rank: 811

  • Photo of Xue Yue

    Xue Yue

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1896 - 1998

    HPI: 50.93

    Rank: 812

  • Photo of Chögyam Trungpa

    Chögyam Trungpa

    WRITER

    1939 - 1987

    HPI: 50.92

    Rank: 813

  • Photo of Chen Jiru

    Chen Jiru

    PAINTER

    1558 - 1639

    HPI: 50.90

    Rank: 814

  • Photo of Song Ping

    Song Ping

    POLITICIAN

    1917 - Present

    HPI: 50.86

    Rank: 815

  • Photo of Zhou Zuoren

    Zhou Zuoren

    WRITER

    1885 - 1967

    HPI: 50.85

    Rank: 816

  • Photo of Zhang Binglin

    Zhang Binglin

    PHILOSOPHER

    1868 - 1936

    HPI: 50.82

    Rank: 817

  • Photo of Zhang Dejiang

    Zhang Dejiang

    POLITICIAN

    1946 - Present

    HPI: 50.82

    Rank: 818

  • Photo of Cai Qi

    Cai Qi

    POLITICIAN

    1955 - Present

    HPI: 50.81

    Rank: 819

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Chögyam Trungpa ranks 90. Before him are Bing Xin (1900), Sanmao (1943), Yang Jiang (1911), Xiao Hong (1911), Wang Changling (698), and Wu Jingzi (1701). After him are Zhou Zuoren (1885), Cui Hao (704), Taranatha (1575), Katherine Paterson (1932), Yan Lianke (1958), and Ma Duanlin (1245).

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