Tsangnyon Heruka

Tibetan mendicant
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Summary

Tsangnyon Heruka was born on January 1, 1452[1]. He died on January 1, 1507[2]. He worked as a writer[3] and yogi[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Father: Nyang Tön Sangye Palden[6]
  • Mother: Sangye Dren[7]
  • Country of citizenship: Ü-Tsang[8]
  • Field of work: biography[9]
  • Student: Götsang Pa Natsok Rangdrol[10], Mi Nyakpa Dorjé Sengé[11], Tri Namgyal Dé[12], Lo Pen Jampal Chö Lha[13], Ngödrub Palbar[14], Sönam Lodrö[15], Rin-chen-rnam-rgyal[16], Gungpa Namkha Dorjé[17]
  • Religion or worldview: Tibetan Buddhism[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Commons category: Tsangnyon Heruka[20]
  • Religious order: Drukpa Lineage[21]
  • Student of: Yönten Gyatso[22], Khenchen Kün Ga Sangye[23], Sha Ra Rabjam Pasang Gyé Sengé[24], Penchen Döndrub Drakpa[25], Kunga Peljor[26], Lobpön Kün Ga Nyima[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Tibetan[28]
  • Name in native language: གཙང་སྨྱོན་ཧེ་རུ་ཀ་[29]
  • Sibling: Nyang Tön Könchok Gyaltsen[30], Sokpo Gyaltsen[31]

Why It Matters

Tsangnyon Heruka is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Who were Tsangnyon Heruka's parents?

Tsangnyon Heruka's father was Nyang Tön Sangye Palden[6]. Tsangnyon Heruka's mother was Sangye Dren[7].

What did Tsangnyon Heruka do for work?

Tsangnyon Heruka worked as a writer[3] and yogi[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 8
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'bn', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'no', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0308824-Gtsangsmyon-Heruka-14521507
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother → Sangye Dren
    Occupation → writer, yogi
    Sex or gender → male
    Sibling → Nyang Tön Könchok Gyaltsen, Sokpo Gyaltsen
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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