Jamgon Kongtrul, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jamgon Kongtrul

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1813

Place of Birth: Dêgê County, Sichuan, China

Date of Death: 28-Dec-1899

Profession: writer

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thayé (Tibetan: ???????????????????????????????????, Wylie: vjam mgon kong sprul blo gros mthav yas, 1813–1899), also known as Jamgön Kongtrül the Great, was a Tibetan Buddhist scholar, poet, artist, physician, tertön and polymath.
He was one of the most prominent Tibetan Buddhists of the 19th century and he is credited as one of the founders of the Rimé movement (non-sectarian), compiling what is known as the "Five Great Treasuries".
He achieved great renown as a scholar and writer, especially among the Nyingma and Kagyu lineages and composed over 90 volumes of Buddhist writing, including his magnum opus, The Treasury of Knowledge.