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Karmapa XVI ཀརྨ་བཀའ་བརྒྱུད།

(Rangjung Rigpe Dorje)

1924 – 1981 CE

“Karmapa” means “Activity of All Buddhas” and the Karmapas were both leaders of the Kagyu tradition and traditional teachers to the Chinese Ming Dynasty Emperors. In this life, it meant leading his people in their escape from Tibet into India, across Asia, and into the West. A teacher to the royal families of Sikkim and Bhutan, his rigorous training began when he was 7 years old and though a religious leader not focused on politics, he helped th Dalai Lama during trips to China and unsuccessful negotiations with Mao and the Chinese government. He continued the Black Crown ceremonies begun by the 5th Karmapa and the Chinese Emperor Yung Lo and in the early 1970’s predicted the Chinese invasion as well as the Western world’s openness and acceptance of Buddhism.

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Quotes by Karmapa XVI (5 quotes)

“The most powerful, smallest and largest thing in the universe is the mind.”

from Rangjung Rigpe Dorje

Chapters: 2. The Wordless Teachings

Themes: Mind

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“When you do things, then obstacles will come and you can go through them. Obstacles are a sign of success.”

from Rangjung Rigpe Dorje

Chapters: 13. Honor and Disgrace

Themes: Success Obstacles

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“You keep going. That is the bodhisattva’s way. As long as it benefits even one being you have to, without any sense of discouragement, go on.”

from Rangjung Rigpe Dorje

Chapters: 43. No Effort, No Trace

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“You take it all in. You let the pain of the world touch your heart and you turn it into compassion.”

from Rangjung Rigpe Dorje

Chapters: 67. Three Treasures

Themes: Suffering

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“The ancient and renowned lineage of the Trungpas, since the great siddha Trungmase Chökyi Gyamtso Lodrö, possessor of only holy activity, has in every generation given rise to great beings. Awakened by the vision of these predecessors in the lineage, this my present lineage holder, Chökyi Gyamtso Trungpa Rinpoche, supreme incarnate being, has magnificently carried out the vajra holders' discipline in the land of America, bringing about the liberation of students and ripening them in the dharma. This wonderful truth is clearly manifest.”

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Quotes about Karmapa XVI (1 quotes)

“The songs of the Karmapas enable us to transcend hope and fear. Through total devotion, the blessings of auspicious coincidence are realized, so that we become genuine dharmic people.”

Chögyam Trungpa 1939 – 1987 CE
from Rain of Wisdom

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