The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen

Bhutanese spiritual leader
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The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen

Summary

The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Rewalsar[2]. He was born on March 5, 1963[3]. He worked as a Lama[4], writer[5], Buddhist monk[6], ecologist[7], and pedagogue[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen was born in Rewalsar[2].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen was born on March 5, 1963[3].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen was born on January 1, 1963[10].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen held citizenship in Bhutan[11].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen worked as a Lama[4].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen's professions included writer[5].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen's professions included Buddhist monk[6].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen worked as an ecologist[7].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen's professions included pedagogue[8].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen's field of work was Tibetan Buddhism[12].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen's field of work was ecology[13].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen's field of work was pedagogy[14].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen held the position of Gyalwang Drukpa[15].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen's religion is recorded as Buddhism[16].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen is recorded as male[17].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen's Commons category is recorded as Jigme Pema Wangchen, 12th Drukchen Rinpoche[19].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen's official website is recorded as http://www.drukpa.org/[20].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen studied under Dzi Gar Khenpo Nor Yang[21].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen studied under Drukpa Khenpo Ngawang Chödrak[22].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen studied under Mi-pham-bśad-sgrub-chos-kyi-ñin-byed-mchog[23].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Tibetan[24].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14168'}[25].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14154'}[26].
  • The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14114'}[27].

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Origins and Family

The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen was born in Rewalsar[2]. Recorded date of birth include March 5, 1963[3] and January 1, 1963[10].

Education

Studied under Dzi Gar Khenpo Nor Yang[21]; Drukpa Khenpo Ngawang Chödrak[22], a writer[28]; and Mi-pham-bśad-sgrub-chos-kyi-ñin-byed-mchog[23], a writer[29], 1916–1983[30].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Lama[4], writer[5], Buddhist monk[6], ecologist[7], and pedagogue[8]. Fields of work include Tibetan Buddhism[12], a religious denomination[31]; ecology[13], an academic discipline[32]; and pedagogy[14], a branch of science[33]. The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen held the position of Gyalwang Drukpa[15].

Personal Life

The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen's religion is recorded as Buddhism[16].

Why It Matters

The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen born?

The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen was born in Rewalsar[2].

What did The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen do for work?

The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen worked as Lama[4], writer[5], Buddhist monk[6], ecologist[7], and pedagogue[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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