# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/tongwa-donden
# Generated: 2026-08-14T16:55:48.691Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/tongwa-donden"
name: "Tongwa Donden"
slug: "tongwa-donden"
description: "The 6th Karmapa, Thongwa Dönden (1416–1453) or Tongwa Donden, was the sixth Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. Thongwa Dönden was born in Ngomto Shakyam near Karma Gon in Kham. He was recognized during his first visit at the Karma Gon Monastery and joined the monastery to be taught by the 3rd Sharmapa."
tagline: "6th Karmapa"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Karmapa6.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1416-03-16"
deathDate: "1453"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.869654666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "第六世噶瑪巴·通瓦敦殿"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Тонгва Дьонден"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ཀརྨ་པ་མཐོང་བ་དོན་ལྡན་"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Thongwa Döndän"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thongwa_D%C3%B6nden"
    title: "Thongwa Dönden"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Karmapa%2C_Thongwa_D%C3%B6nden"
    title: "6th Karmapa, Thongwa Dönden"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thongwa_D%C3%B6nden"
    title: "Thongwa Dönden"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Thongwa Dönden"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Тонгва Дёнден"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump