Rangjung Dorje (Tibetan: རང་འབྱུང་རྡོ་རྗེ་, Wylie: rang 'byung rdo rje) (1284–1339) was the third Karmapa and head of the Karma Kagyu, the largest sub-school...

enjoyed any wide circulation, and many have been lost forever." Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama, (1284–1339) was an important systematizer of chöd teachings...

system of inheritance. The first recognized tulku was perhaps Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama. Giuseppe Tucci traced the origin of the tulku concept to Indian...

Orgyenpa, 1230–1312 CE Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama, 1284–1339 CE Yungtön Dorjepel, 1296–1376 CE Rolpe Dorje, 4th Karmapa Lama, 1340–1383 2nd Shamarpa, Khacho...

Thaye Dorje (Tibetan: ཕྲིན་ལས་མཐའ་ཡས་རྡོ་རྗེ་, Wylie: Phrin-las Mtha'-yas Rdo-rje) (born 6 May 1983 in Lhasa) is a claimant to the title of 17th Karmapa. The...

instrument to discredit the Dalai Lama. The group disbanded in 2016. That same year, the Dalai Lama re-stated his position on Dorje Shugden, saying "I've encouraged...

the land of Oddiyana. Ogyenpa had many disciples including Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama, Kharchupa (Wylie: mkhar chu pa, 1284—1339) and Tokden Daseng...

Chödrak Gyatso, interpreted the nature of shentong accepted by Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama, who, in turn, had probably influenced and been influenced...

lama dies, it is tradition in Tibetan Buddhism to find the next reincarnation to continue the work. When Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, the Sixteenth Karmapa (head...

currently two, separately enthroned 17th Gyalwang Karmapas: Ogyen Trinley Dorje and Trinley Thaye Dorje. The Karmapa is the spiritual leader of the nine-hundred-year-old...

Paths of Mahamudra Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama (1284–1339) – Aspiration Prayer of Mahāmudrā Khedrup Gelek Pelzang, 1st Panchen Lama (1385–1438 CE) –...

killed him, thus eliminating the Tsangpa and the Karmapa's main Mongol patron and protector. Next, Donyo Dorje, the Bönpo king of Beri in Kham was found writing...

the 5th Dalai Lama met with 10th Karmapa (i.e., the specific tulku, or incarnate lama who heads the Karma Kagyu school) Chöying Dorje (1604–1674) at...

title Dalai Lama to Sonam Gyatsho. Altan Khan posthumously awarded the title to his two predecessors, making Sonam Gyatsho the 3rd Dalai Lama. Sonam Gyatso...

discovery. The prayer "Aspiration of Mahamudra" was written by Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama (1284–1339), who held both Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of his...

the first person recognized as a "Karmapa", i.e. a reincarnation of Düsum Khyenpa. Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama, was an important figure because he...

instructions, particularly Dzogchen, due to the great inspiration of Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama. He resided and taught in various places such as Paro in Bhutan...

Third Karmapa on Consciousness, Wisdom, and Buddha Nature, pp. 21-22. Snow Lion Publications. Brunnholzl, Karl (2009). Luminous Heart: The Third Karmapa on...

had extensive discussions with Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama, about doctrinal issues. It appears that the Karmapa Lama almost certainly influenced the...

(born Gönbo Cêdän; 19 February 1938 – 28 January 1989) was the tenth Panchen Lama, officially the 10th Panchen Erdeni (Chinese: 第十世班禅额尔德尼; lit. 'Number-10-lifetime...

Buddhist religious leader. He was posthumously recognised as the third Panchen Lama. Ensapa was known to have spent more than 20 years meditating in isolated...

holding different positions. One influential Kagyu thinker was Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama. His view synthesized madhyamaka and yogacara perspectives...

The Panchen Lama (Tibetan: པཎ་ཆེན་བླ་མ།, Wylie: paN chen bla ma) is a tulku of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. The Panchen Lama is one of the most...

tulkus (incarnations) of Lodro Thaye. The biography of Khakyab Dorje, 15th Karmapa Lama mentions he had a vision in which he saw 25 simultaneous emanations...

Born into a Nepalese Sherpa family, Gyalwa was recognized by Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa as the Fourth Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche, the reincarnation...

various figures in other Tibetan Buddhist schools, including the 3rd Karmapa Rangjung Dorje (1284–1339), the eighth Tai Situpa (1700–1774), Katok Tsewang...

include the Dalai Lamas and the Karmapas, each of which are seen as key leaders in their respective traditions. The system of incarnate lamas is popularly...

talks began on the funding and production of a movie. The 16th Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, was known for seeing the future and made plans accordingly...

replica of Karmapa’s black crown from Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa, establishing the second line of reincarnate lamas in Tibetan Buddhism. The Karmapa was the...

Mongolia. They also hold the title of Bogd Gegeen, making them the top-ranked lama in Mongolia. The first Jebtsundamba, Zanabazar (1635–1723), was identified...