01s HLH. 16tn Karmapa Rangiung Rigpe Derje— the Highest Karma Kagyu Lama * Home © About us * Buddhism © Buddhism © Buddha © The Karmapas © The Karma Kagyu Lineage © Buddhist Teachings © Diamond Way Buddhism © Differences of Buddhist schools * Meditation © Meditation © Meditations in our Buddhist centers © Meditation retreat * Teachers © Teachers HH 16th Karmapa HH 17th Karmapa ° o0°8 © Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche © Jigme Rinpoche * Buddhist Centers * Publications © Publications 111.111 Tlustrated PDF-Magazin Audio & video Books Magazines ‘ontact Newsletter Teachers HH 16th Karmapa HH 17th Karmapa Shamar Rinpoche Lama Ole Nydahl Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche Jigme Rinpoche ° ° ° ° bitptww.clarionday- buddhism. orgfbudist-teacher si 1th-karmapay 1“01s HAH. 16th Karmapa Rangiung Rlgpe Darje— the Highest Karma Kagyu Lama Search for: ( Search Snow roto Diamond Way Buddhism 26 Apr Er @DiamondWay Updates from Nepal concerning the recent earthquake: swayambhu buddhism- foundation org/support/NepaE... pic twitter.com/41bZ37VX2S Show Photo Diamond Way Buddhism 8 Dec ger @DiamondWay You can take part in this year’s Kagyu Monlam through the live streaming website kagyumonlam-livestream.org 19-21 Dec Expand HH 16th Karmapa HLH. the 16th Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje (1924 -1981) was born in Derge province in Eastern Tibet. The previous Karmapa Khakhyab Dorje (1871-1922) left a letter setting forth the circumstances of his next incarnation. On the basis of this letter the authorities of the Tsurphu monastery were able to successfully locate the cl In 1931 the young incarnate was ordained as a novice monk and offered the Karmapa’s ceremonial robes and the Black Hat. Karmapa studied in Tsurphu monastery for four years, deepening his meditative realization of Sutra, ‘Tantra, Mahamudra, and the “Six Yogas of Naropa”. As a boy he displayed an extraordinary natural insight and often told his teachers about his previous incarnations. ‘At the age of 23 Karmapa received his final ordination, along with the initiations and explanations of bitptww.clarionday- buddhism. orgfbudist-teacher si 1th-karmapay 2an016 HH. 18h Karmepa Rania Ripe Dare — the Highest Karma KagyuLama the highest Karma Kagyu teachings. In 1959, due to the occupation of Tibet, Karmapa decided to flee his country, realizing that the cause of the Dharma would be served best by escaping the ever- tightening grip of Communist China. Accordingly, accompanied by an entourage of 160 lamas, monks and laymen, Karmapa left ‘T'surphu monastery, the traditional seat of the Karmapas, and proceeded towards Bhutan, Under Karmapa’s guidance the party was able to take along the most precious statues, ritual items, relics, thangkas and books, which had been preserved at Tsurphu monastery over the centuries. The ruler of the state of Sikkim in North-Western India offered the Gyalwa Karmapa Rumtek monastery, which was built during the time of Karmapa’s 9th incarnation, Wangchuk Dorje (1556 -1603). Karmapa undertook the construction of a new monastery in Rumtek, which due to the generous help of the Indian government and the ruler of Sikkim, was completed in four years. The new monastery in Rumtek became Karmapa’s official seat outside Tibet and a center of Buddhist study, ritual, and practice. In 1974 the 16th Karmapa led a party of Karma Kagyu lamas to the West, visiting Europe, America and Canada, and for the first time people in the West had the chance to participate in the Black Hat ceremony, which Karmapa performed on a number of occasions. Invited by his first Western disciples Ole and Hannah Nydahl, Karmapa arrived in Copenhagen, Denmark in December 1974, In November of 1976, Karmapa arrived in New York for a tour through the USA, and in the following year he spent six months on tour in Europe during which he visited Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Holland, France, and the United Kingdom. In May of 1980, Karmapa again visited the West, stopping for lectures and ceremonies in London, New York, San Francisco, and Boulder, Colorado. H.H. the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa died on November Sth 1981 ina hospital near Chicago. to the top * Buddhism © Buddha © The Karmapas o The Karma Kagyu Lineage © Differences of Buddhist schools. Meditation © Meditations in our Buddhist centers © Medi © Buddhist Teachings Teachers e HH 16th Karmapa HH 17th Karmapa Shamar Rinpoche Lopén Tsechu Rinpoche Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche Lama Ole Nydahl Jigme Rinpoche co e0000 Buddhist Centers Worldwide Publications © Books © Audio & video © Magazines itpstww clamondway-buddhism.orgfbudchist-teachersIt-1th-karmapal 301s HAH. 16th Karmapa Renglung Rigoe Derje~the Highest Karma Kagyu Lama © Diamond Way Centers 2015 | Impressum itpstww clamondway-buddhism.orgfbudchist-teachersIt-1th-karmapal