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	His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa - Biographical Sketch and overview of information at the Kagyu Office website
		Karmapa means "the one who carries out buddha-activity" or "the embodiment of all the activities of the buddhas." In the Tibetan tradition, great enlightened teachers are said to be able to consciously arrange to be reborn as a teacher who can carry on the teachings of a predecessor in a prior life.
		Throughout the centuries, Karmapas have been the central figure in the continuation of the vajrayana lineage in general and Kagyu lineage in particular, and have played a very important role in the preservation of the study and practice lineages of Buddhism.
		The Seventeenth Karmapa did in fact return to Tolung Tsurphu Monastery in Central Tibet in 1992, where he was enthroned on September 27, 1992, with the permission of the Chinese government.
	www.kagyuoffice.org /karmapa.html (1336 words)

	Reiki Training - South Florida - Karmapa Reiki Workshops
		Karmapa is a Sanskrit word and is used in Hinduism and Buddhism.
		The Karmapas embody the activity of all Buddha’s and were prophesied by Buddha Shakyamuni and by Guru Rinpoche.
		Karmapa is the motivating quality of all enlightened beings that are working to end suffering on Earth.
	www.journey2theheart.com /reiki.htm (486 words)

	Karmapa News: 2002
		Until May 2002, the Gyalwa Karmapa focussed on his studies mainly with Prof.
		In February, at Tibetan New Year, the new Shedra in Kalimpong was inaugurated by Gyalwa Karmapa and Künzig Shamarpa.
		In August, the Gyalwa Karmapa gave empowerments and the Bodhisattva-vow to thousands of disciples in Dhagpo Kagyu Ling, France.
	www.karmapa-news.org /index.php?id=15 (147 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: India hems and haws on Karmapa's future as China frowns
		Even as the government continued stonewalling questions on the fate of the 17th Karmapa Lama, the third highest spiritual authority of the Tibetan Buddhists, his followers and pro-Tibetan groups have begun to step up pressure on the government to grant him asylum in India.
		The Karmapa Lama, who made a dramatic escape from his monastery outside Lhasa in Tibet and crossed the snowbound Himalayas to arrive in India last week, has been shifted to a secret place near Dharamshala.
		The Karmapa Lama, 14-year-old Urgyen Trinley Dorje, is revered as a Living Buddha and also as head of the Kagyu sect of Buddhists.
	www.rediff.com /news/2000/jan/11akd.htm (715 words)

	Karma Triyana Dharmachakra - His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa
		the Seventeenth Gyalwa Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, was born to nomadic parents in 1985 in the Lhathok region of Tibet.
		His Holiness the Karmapa attended events commemorating the forty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the government of the People's Republic of China, during which he was excited to see his first fireworks display.
		His Holiness the Karmapa wrote a prediction letter specifying the details of the location and time of year of the child's birth, as well as clues to the names of his parents and information on the environment surrounding their home.
	www.kagyu.org /kagyulineage/karmapa/kar00.php (2310 words)

	WHO IS THE GYALWA KARMAPA ?
		The Gyalwa Karmapa is an enlightened being, the holder of the teachings of the transmission of the Kagyu lineage.
		Karmapa also provides important advice to disciples who are troubled by the existence of another Karmapa.
		The Gyalwa Karmapa was in France with his entourage of monks and professors to study for several months at Kundreul Ling, a monastic hermitage near Clermont-Ferrand (Auvergne).
	www.dhagpo-kagyu.org /anglais/gksh-ang/karmapa_general.htm (802 words)

	Diamond Way Buddhism, USA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Karmapa means "man of action," a master of karma.
		The Karmapas embody the activity of all Buddhas and were prophesied by Buddha Shakyamuni and by Guru Rinpoche.
		H.H. the 16th Karmapa, Ranjung Rigpe Dorje, had to flee Tibet in 1959 due to the Chinese destruction of his motherland, thus securing the further transmission of the Karma Kagyu lineage.
	www.diamondway.org /usa/3karmapas.php (174 words)

	Karmapa
		The Karmapa is the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage of the Kagyu denomination.
		The 17th Karmapa was accorded a haven in India because, as H. the Dalai Lama says, "The Gyalwa Karmapa is a supreme master of Buddhist teachings in general, a magnificent lama of Tibet and in particular, of the Kagyu tradition's Karma Kamtsang lineage...
		The activity of the Karmapa is of a special enlightened nature that is born of complete self-knowledge within the context of the highest wisdom.
	www.khandro.net /Karmapas.htm (2669 words)

	THE KARMAPA CONTROVERSY
		Karmapa for his help to enable me to know clearly and deeply in my mind who is the real 17th Karmapa.
		However, by relying on their faith in the Karmapa and their determination to support and protect His Holiness, the disciples were able to resolve the matter on all the three different occasions.
		In the case of the Karmapa Lineage, Karmapa’s disciples must have sincere faith in the first Karmapa and in all his reincarnations, as well as the firm belief that the lineage is continuous and unbroken.
	www.rinpoche.com /controversy.htm (3580 words)

	Arya Tara -Tibetan Buddhism UK
		Indeed, the name Karmapa means 'the one who performs the activity of a Buddha' and since its origins, the Kagyu tradition has indeed been known for its works and outreach.
		Following this, the Karmapa was taken to his traditional base at Tsurphu monastery to be greeted by thousands of Tibetans who had heard of his coming.
		The Karmapa's hair-cutting and naming ceremony was held in the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa and this was followed by his enthronement at Tsurphu Monastery on September 27th, 1992 where a vast number of pilgrims had gathered.
	groups.msn.com /AryaTaraTibetanBuddhismUK/karmapa.msnw (1212 words)

	Simhanada--- 16th Karmapa Rigpe Dorje (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Afterward, the Karmapa was enthroned at Tsurphu Monastery by the Tai Situ Rinpoche and the Gyalwang Drukpa.
		The Hopi elders also proclaimed that the Karmapa fulfilled their prophecy which stated: “When the religion of the west declines, men with Red Hats will come and be true friends of the Hopi people.” The Lamas of the Nyingma and Kagyu lineages of Tibet wear the pointed Red Pandita Hat during ceremonies.
		For three days, the heart region of the Karmapa’s body remained warm to the amazement of the medical staff, and as the medical physician put it, “I have no medical explanation for this.” His body was left in the room for these days and remained in meditation position.
	www.simhas.org /karma16.html (2444 words)

	The Recognition of the 17th Karmapa Thaye Dorje
		We do not in know whether it was unfortunate or not that this Karmapa only lived to the age of three, because high reincarnates have a particular purpose in mind for their manifestation.
		Shortly after that, the Karmapa passed away." He went on to tell Shamar Rinpoche that just a few days before he came to Delhi he had yet another dream about His Holiness early one morning: "His Holiness was dressed in the yellow dharma robes and was walking around a stupa.
		The issue of finding the Karmapa´s reincarnation was brought down to such a low level that this was discussed by people in the area of Gangtok called Lal Bazar where vegetables and other things are sold.
	www.karmapa.pl /shamarpa/sh3_ac_3.htm (4876 words)

	--Rumtek: A Brief History of the Sixteenth Karmapa-- (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Each Karmapa incarnation possesses the unique ability to predict detailed circumstances of his next rebirth, usually revealed in a letter to be opened after his death.
		The Seventeenth Gyalwa Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, was found in Tibet according to the letter, and his recognition was confirmed by His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet.
		Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje made a daring escape from Tsurphu to Dharamsala, India in late December 1999 that captured the attention of the world.
	www.rumtek.org /rh/rh00.html (724 words)

	The Karmapa Issue
		The 17th Karmapa's father is the third reincarnation of the 1st Mipham Rinpoche, the head of 13 Nyingma monasteries in Kham, Tibet, and a descendant from many generations of doctors and learned medical scholars.
		The 5th Karmapa's prediction of the weakening of the lineage at the time of the 16th or 17th Karmapas actually refers to the discrepancy between the number of rebirths and the number of enthronements caused by the early death of the fifteenth reincarnation.
		Immediately after the Karmapa Thaye Dorje and his family managed to escape from Tibet to Nepal in March 1994, the young Karmapa came to New Delhi where during a welcome ceremony I formally recognized him as the 17th Karmapa.
	www.karmapa-issue.org /history.htm (1915 words)

	Simhanada---The 17th Gyalwa Karmapa (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa, was born in the 12th Century C.E. Dusum Khyenpa received the transmission of the Kagyu lineage, one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, from his guru Gampopa.
		The Karmapa is the emanation of the Bodhisattva of Compassion (Avalokitesvara), known as Chenrezi in Tibet.
		In this eon, Shakyamuni (born as Siddhartha) was the fourth buddha and Maitreya shall be the fifth buddha.
	www.simhas.org /17Karmapashort.html (690 words)

	Karmapa's Qualities by Tai Situ Rinpoche (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Today we began the recitation of Karmapa Khyenno, which is the invocation of the blessing, and the invocation of the compassion, and the invocation of all the activities of the Buddha, in the name of the great master who is the manifestation of the activity of all the Buddhas, the Gyalwa Karmapa.
		Gyalwa Karmapa is the crown deity of all the oceans of deities.
		The Gyalwa Karmapa is the embodiment of the activities of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
	www.fourgates.com /karmapaqualities.asp (2326 words)

	karmapa
		The Karmapa adds a new piece of information, which shows how inside Tibet the status of the Dalai Lama transcends sectarian limit: he says that he made the decision to escape "when they asked me to speak badly of the Dalai Lama in public".
		Karmapa: I read a lot when I was in Tibet, but now I am going to learn English in order to be able to read in that language.
		You know that the Karmapa is a living Buddha, the 17th reincarnation of the the Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Kagyu sect, and the third in the Tibetan hierarchy.
	hem.bredband.net /ritnyb/karmapa.html (1560 words)

	KARMAPA HISTORY
		Chö Paljor, a disciple of the sixth Karmapa and the head of one of the Karmapa's smaller monasteries, Nyewo Ngarteng Monastery in the vicinity of Kyilha, had dreamt that his guru was reborn at Kyilha.
		Situpa said that he was almost certain that the boy was the Karmapa reincarnation and told the father to keep that in mind and care for the child accordingly.
		The Karmapa reincarnation born in Ngamchu was brought to the province of Riwo Che and to Lho Rong, where many of the previous Karmapa's disciples were staying.
	www.vienna-dharma-projects.org /English/VDF/Portraits/karmapahistory.htm (3766 words)

	The Karmapa Controversy
		The conflict arose after a young monk, Urgyen Trinley, was falsely proclaimed the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu lineage by Tai Situ Rinpoche.
		Traditionally, the Karmapas are unique among all incarnate Buddhist lamas in that they leave specific instructions detailing their future rebirth.
		Indeed, the Karmapa line precedes that of the Dalai Lamas by over three hundred years and their lineages are and always have been entirely separate.
	www.diamondway-buddhism-university.org /KarmapaControversy.htm (569 words)

	Keith Dowman / The Discovery of the New Karmapa
		The recognition of the Karmapa was greeted with exultation and delight, rejoicing and relief, in Tibet, across the Himalayas, amongst Tibetan communities in exile and amongst devotees of the Karmapa throughout the world.
		In the twelfth century, the first Karmapa had been the first Lama to adopt succession by reincarnation as a spiritual and temporal device by which continuity of his line could be assured.
		The Karmapas, spiritual heirs to Tilopa, Naropa, Marpa and Milarepa, were the first to institutionalize the spiritual principle of a Bodhisattva returning to samsara for the sake of all sentient beings.
	www.keithdowman.net /essays/karmapa.htm (3369 words)

	Karmapa News
		As Karmapa News has demonstrated on numerous occasions, these concerns did not originate from the Indian government side, but rather were first voiced by representatives of a small faction opposed to the Karmapa and the Dalai Lama, persons who have their personal reasons to obstruct the wishes of the Karmapa.
		Karmapa News has on numerous occasions before explained the Indo-Chinese border dispute and the infamous McMahon line which includes the border between Tibet and India and Sikkim and India (e.g., Karmapa News March 7-8, 2000).
		In a report entitled "India dithers on Karmapa issue," Kishalay Bhattacharjee reports for India Televison that many observers of the Indian government believe that central government indecision on its China policy has been the main reason for New Delhi's lack of action on the Karmapa's return to Rumtek.
	www.nalandabodhi.net /karmapa_news_transition.html (6492 words)

	Karmapa
		The Karmapas were prophesied by the Buddha in the Samadhirajasutra and were the first line of incarnate lamas in Tibet.
		Each Karmapa is self-recognised, in that they usually leave a prediction letter foretelling the details of their next birth.
		The news was then communicated to His Holiness the Dalai Lama who confirmend the authenticity of the letter as it accorded with a sacred vision that he himself had had.
	www.geocities.com /karmakiwi/HHKarmapa.html (782 words)

	Interview with Karmapa trinlay Thaye Dorje
		It was on December 1, that Karmapa Thaye Dorje attained the position of Vidyadhara or Highest Tantra Master, after having completed his curriculum the studies of the Sutras and Tantras and having received all the main Kagyu initiations and empowerments.
		This milestone in the life of the Karmapa was celebrated at the Karmapa Institute in New Delhi.
		In connection with this recent occasion Gyalwa Karmapa gave an interview during which he talked about his future plans and activities for the Karma Kagyu Lineage in India, in general and especially regarding his new project the Tilopa Institute.
	www.tilopa-institute.org /eng/eng_html/eng_interview.htm (2270 words)

	Karmapa
		Music in the Sky: The Life, Art and Teachings of the Seventeenth Karmapa Orgyen Trinley Dorje by Michele Martin (Snow Lion) offers the biography and the teachings of the 17th Karmapa, who escaped from Chinese-occupied Tibet three years ago and is now living in exile in northern India.
		The focus of Music in the Sky is on the Karmapa as a religious figure and on the Buddhism of Tibet, assuming that it is the subtle explanations of mind and the practices leading to realization that draw us to the Buddhist teachings and not the politics, which are endemic to any institution.
		Music in the Sky presents a definitive portrait of the Seventeenth Karmapa, strengthened and illuminated by an authoritative depiction of his place in one of the world's most revered lines of spiritual teachers.
	www.wordtrade.com /religion/buddhism/karmapaR.htm (557 words)

	BBC News \| SOUTH ASIA \| Boy Lama breaks his silence
		The Karmapa Lama, now 16, told a news conference at the monastery in northern India - where he now lives - that his decision to escape had been entirely his own.
		From there they continued on foot and horseback over several passes, which the Karmapa says, was extremely difficult and exhausting and then the journey to Dharmsala was completed by helicopter, train and a rented car.
		But the Karmapa Lama said that for him going to Rumtek would be like returning home to continue the activities of his predecessor.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/south_asia/1300112.stm (535 words)

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