# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rangjung-dorje-3rd-karmapa-lama
# Generated: 2026-08-16T04:38:03.225Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/rangjung-dorje-3rd-karmapa-lama"
name: "Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama"
slug: "rangjung-dorje-3rd-karmapa-lama"
description: "The 3rd Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje (1284–1339) was the 3rd Gyalwa Karmapa and head of the Karma Kagyu school, the largest school within the Kagyu tradition. He was an important figure in the history of Tibetan Buddhism, who helped to spread Buddha-nature teachings in Tibet."
tagline: "Third Karmapa, an important figure in the history of Tibetan Buddhism"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rangjung_Dorje.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1284"
deathDate: "1339"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           13.34859733333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Rangjung Dorje"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump