Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 43 years ago |
Date of birth | August 14,1924 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Kingdom Of Derge |
Date of died | November 5,1981 |
Died | Zion |
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School | Karma Kagyu |
Other name | His Holiness Rangjung Rigpei Dorje |
Movies/Shows | The Lion's Roar |
Books | The Continuous Rain of Nectar that Nurtures the Sprouting of the Four Kayas |
Parents | Tsewang Püntsok |
Kalzang Drolma | |
Reincarn | Gyalwa Karmapa |
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ID | 1072086 |
Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa Life story
The sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje was the spiritual leader of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Followers believed him to be part of the oldest line of reincarnate lamas in Vajrayana Buddhism, known as the Karmapas, whose coming was predicted by the Buddha in the Samadhiraja Sutra.