The Karmapa
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17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
Karmapa literally means embodiment of the activity of all buddhas. The Karmapa's purpose is to manifest wakefulness and unconditional compassion in a direct, accessible way.
Historically, there has been controversy about the famous Buddhist the Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje. He was born in 1985 to a nomadic family in the vast Tibetan plateau. In early 2000 he was able to escape from the Chinese and trek over the Himalayas to Dharmasala and freedom. This was a great victory for Tibetan Buddhism and was an embarrassment to the Chinese.
The Karmapa is unique because he was officially recognized as a Living Buddha by the Chinese as well as by the Dalai Lama. Now at the end of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's life the Chinese are trying to control all reincarnations by politically choosing them. This is not Tibetan Buddhist custom.
The Karmapa escaped because the Chinese were trying to control him. They would not allow him to go to the headquarters of his lineage in Rumtek, Sikim in order to have the Black Hat bestowed on him.
The Karmapa is the head of the Black Hat sect of Buddhism which has more followers than any other sect of Tibetan Buddhism, including the Gelugpa which the Dalai Lama heads. Since he has been in Dharmasala the young Karmapa has been interacting regularly with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He now lives in India since he escaped from China on January 5, 2000.
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First Visit Ever to the United States
His Holiness made an historic visit to the United States , 15 May - 2 June 2008. This was his first visit to North America during which he gave public talks and visited Buddhist centers in three cities: New York , NY ; Boulder , CO ; and Seattle , WA .I was fortunate enough to attend the teachings of this young Buddhist teacher on May 25th, 2008 in Boulder, CO. I was very moved and impressed with how centered and mature this young tulku is. He gave us all a great compliment by saying that he'd visualize us and remember our time together. He also said he plans to return to the US and hopes to spend a couple of months each year here.
Macky auditorium was sold-out for the two public talks as well as a private one just for sangha members. We received a message of priceless wisdom. His Holiness spoke of the interconnectedness between the environment we live in and the inner peace of our minds. Throughout the day into the evening the gentle yet powerfully penetrating influence of His Holiness' unchanging impeccable presence left an indelible impression on his audience.
In 2008, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, made his historic first visit to the U.S. He mesmerized audiences across America with his profound and compassionate teachings. Today, after much anticipation, those incredible teachings are finally available on DVD. Our new site (www.karmapafoundation.org) is now available with full information about the DVDs of the Karmapa's teachings - go there to purchace the teachings on DVD.
As head of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. His Holiness is regarded as a reincarnate lama, someone who, although enlightened, returns to human birth lifetime after lifetime to help others achieve enlightenment.
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The Karmapa Was in the US on His Second Visit
Karmapa in New York City in July
He gave a teaching titled "Compassion and the True Nature of Mind" on Friday, July 29, 2011 at Hunter College, E. 68th Street between Lexington and Park Avenues. The Karmapa at Hunter College, New York City, on July 29, 2011
After attending the Kalachakra in Washington DC he presented at Hunter College
This was his second trip to the US.
Music in the Sky
Music in the Sky: The Life, Art and Teachings of the Seventeenth Karamapa, Karmapa Orgyen Trinley Dorje
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Quote by the Karmapa also referred to as Gyalwa Karmapa
Ten minutes later Gyaltsap Rinpoche returned and spoke quietly to the tulkus and lamas near his seat; from them the news spread like a wave through the shrine hall and out into the courtyard. "The Karmapa has escaped to India!" Everyone was amazed and ecstatic; older Tibetans were in tears. Days of joyous celebration followed. Later, Gyaltsap Rinpoche recalled, "When I heard news of His Holiness's arrival, I thought I was dreaming. I couldn't believe it. When I understood it was true, I was overflowing with Happiness"
This joy was felt by the Karmapa's followers all over the world, and reporters flocked to Dharamsala to cover the story, waiting for hour after hour, camped outside Chonor House where the Karmapa was staying in seclusion with Situ Rinpoche, who had arrived on the afternoon of the fifth. The Indian Government was uncertain about the reasons for the Karmapa's escape - Did he come of his own accord? Was he sent by the Chinese? Was he drawn in by Tibetans? - and sent intelligence officers to interview the Karmapa and those who escaped with him.
Celebrate 29th Kagyu Monlam and the 901 yrs of Kagyu Lineage
Join MONLAM JOURNEYS this December and join the leading Kagyu Rinpoche's and Lamas as they kick off a year celebration honoring the Kagyu Lineage and the Karmapa's service and dedication. Then, aspire for World Peace with His Holiness XVII Karmapa at the KAGYU MONLAM in BODHGAYA, INDIAShare in the richness of pilgrimage with sangha and still be home for the holidays
Some highlights include:
* The official opening of a year long celebration honoring 900 years of Karmapa's & the Kagyu Lineage
* Volunteer during 3 days of Teachings on A Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment with the Karmapa
* Visit Rajgir (Vulture Peak) and the site of Nalanda University
* Receive the Guru Rinpoche Empowerment
* Explore Varanasi and Sarnath/ Boat trip down the Ganges
* Participate in the 28th annual Kagyu Monlam in Bodhgaya
* Optional trip extension includes teachings with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche beginning December 25th 2011
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An Aspiration for the World
In addition to his role as a Buddhist leader, His Holiness the Karmapa is a visual artist, poet, and songwriter, and a technology and computer enthusiast.
He wrote the following song which was translated by the Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche and Tyler Dewar:
World, we live and die on your lap.
On you we experience all our woes and joys.
You are our ancestral home of old.
Forever we cherish and adore you.
We wish to transform you into the pure realm of our dreams.
We wish to transform you into a land for all creatures,
Equal for all and free of prejudice.
We wish to transform you into a loving, waqrm, and gentle goddess.
our hope in you is so ever resolute.
So please be the ground on which we all may live
So all these wishes may come true.
Do not show us the dark side of your character,
Where nature's calamities reign.
In every section of our world's land
May there thrive a fertile field of peace and joy,
Rich with the leaves and fruits of happiness,
Filled with the many sweet scents of freedom.
May we fulfill our countless and boundless wishes.
His Holiness Gyalwang Karmapa chaired the First Conference on Environmental Protection for Kagyu Monasteries and Centres held at Vajra Vidhya Institute in Saranath, March 21-25, 2009. Representatives from 26 monasteries in India, Nepal and Bhutan attended the conference. The main goal was to train senior monks from Kagyu monasteries on environmental issues in the Himalayan and the Tibetan plateau.
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Chinese-Tibet Intrigue
Rogues in Robes: An Inside Chronicle of a Recent Chinese-Tibetan Intrigue in the Karma Kagyu Lineage of Diamond Way Buddhism
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Rogues in Robes pulls back the curtains on the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding the search for the 17th Karmapa. The author provides insightful historical background, which proves interesing in and of itself, and sets the stage for this "real life" adventure.
The social fabric of the old Tibet was very much determined by the institution of the tulku. Nine centuries ago, Karmapa Pakshi, as a small child, declared himself to be the incarnation of the recently deceased Karmapa Dusun Khyenpa. From that time on, Karmapa kept coming back in an unbroken sequence of embodiments that has spanned nine hundred years. In similar manner, other highly realized lamas consciously reincarnate, bringing the mind's enlightened qualities of life after life into contact with their students. Hundreds of tulkus manifested throughout Tibet and the system served as a unique mechanism for preserving an unbroken transmission of Buddha's teachings.
Over the centuries, however, monasteries and their incarnate tulkus grew in wealth and started to wield considerable influence upon the social and political life of the country. A number of tulkus assumed political roles in addition to their religious duties. To locate and deliver the new incaranation of a tulku to his old monastery was to gain influence over, in some instances, a sizable amount of wealth and territory. In many cases the criteria according to which the incarnates were recognized left much room to maneuver, so the process became an instrument for political infighting.
Roges in Robes is a personal account of events by a Western observer. A two-year, chronological review of the happenings that nearly brought the Kagyu School under Communist Chinese control....Let the facts speak for themselves.
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The Future is Now, which pairs contemporary photography with 108 sayings on how to live more compassionately and consciously, is the Karmapa's first mainstream work. In it, he offers advice on such universal and personal themes as social values, the environment, freedom, responsibility, loneliness, and contentment. Fresh, bold, timely photos and straightforward text make the ancient teachings of Buddhism accessible to everyone.
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Blog Posts on Ogyen Trinley Dorje
- Currency haul: Court drops charges against Ogyen Trinley Dorje
- SHIMLA: Approached by the Himachal Pradesh government to drop charges against Tibetan spiritual leader Ogyen Trinley Dorje in currency seizure case of January 2011, the Una court on Monday gave its nod to drop the prosecution against him.
- Politics of the black hat
- On April 24, 2012, the Himachal Pradesh Police quietly dropped all criminal charges against Ogyen Trinley Dorje. Known as Black Hat Lama, Ogyen Trinley Dorje is a claimant to the title of 17th Karmapa and head of the influential Karma Kagyu school of ...
- Money laundering charges against 17th Karmapa dropped
- The Una district court in Himachal Pradesh on Monday dropped the charges of money laundering leveled against 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje by accepting the Himachal Pradesh government's plea that had urged the court to drop the charges in recovering ...
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- Well done, Marsha.
Blessings of Peace and Joy.
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- It's a crime that China wants to select the leaders of Tibetan Buddhism. It is just wrong in so many ways.
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Recalling a Buddha: Memories of the Sixteenth Karmapa
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How Karmapa lived and how he died gives us the example of an awakened being: a person with a noble heart.
The DVD includes two hours of Extras material:
1. Interview with a Buddha: Karmapa XVI, Jamgon Kongtrul and Karmapa's retunie appeared on a half hour talk show. The entire program is the extra.
2. The Ceremony of the Vajra Crown: In 1980, a director who would later be nominated for an Oscar filmed the Black Crown ceremony in beautiful 16mm color.
3. The Line of Karmapas: Thrangu Rinpoche, senior teacher of the Karma Kagyu lineage, eminent scholar Gene Smith, and Beru Khyentse Rinpoche share thoughts on the previous 15 incarnations of Karmapas.
4. Preserving the Dharma Texts: H.E. Shamar Rinpoche and Gene Smith recount the partnership between the Sixteenth Karmapa and the U.S. Library of Congress to reprint sacred texts brought out of Tibet and made available to the newly forming monasteries in Asia.
5. Rumtek: various "alumni" of Rumtek monastery, seat of the Karmapas share memories of living in a high concentration of realized masters.
6. Connecting to Karmapa: Westerners who entered the mandala of the Karmapa share how they came to relate to the Sixteenth Karmapa.
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