Kazi Dawa Samdup
Indian translator (1868–1922) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lama Kazi Dawa Samdup (17 June 1868 – 22 March 1922) is now best known as one of the first translators of important works of Tibetan Buddhism into the English language and a pioneer central to the transmission of Buddhism in the West. From 1910 he also played a significant role in relations between British India and Tibet.
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Kazi Dawa Samdup | |
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Born | (1868-06-17)17 June 1868 |
Died | 22 March 1922(1922-03-22) (aged 53) |
Education | Bhutia Boarding School, Darjeeling |
Known for | author, Translator teacher |
Notable work | A History of Sikkim, The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Tibet's Great Yogi Milarepa |
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