Tao Te Ching
Karma Pakshi ཀརྨ་པཀྴི་
1204 – 1283 CE
Karma Pakshi ཀརྨ་པཀྴི་ (1204 – 1283)
The 2nd Gyalwa Karmapa and descended from a royal bloodline, Karma Pakshi brought the ancient, pre-Buddhist, shamanistic tulku (sprul sku) tradition into Tibetan Buddhism. Traveling widely in Tibet, Mongolia, and China he met Marco Polo but refused Kublai Khan’s request to stay in China. This incurred the emperor’s anger but he transformed it into a respect so deep that he was given the Mongolian name Pakshi (Bagshi) traditionally reserved for the highest Mongol shamans. Famous for his healing powers, sorcery, and ecstasy; he supported religious tolerance, non-Buddhist religions, and created immense balance and harmony. Bringing an ancient pillar of Dharma King Ralpacan (802-836 CE) known as "son of God" into the courtyard of his seat at Tsurphu, he further established his roots in the same ancient tradition that became the Orphic mysteries in pre-Socratic Greece and set up the conditions for the Dalai Lama’s blending of spiritual and secular leadership.
Lineages
Shamanistic Tibetan Vajrayana
Eras
Chinese
5 Kingdom of Dali 大理国 (937 – 1253 CE)Southern Song (1127 – 1279 CE)
Jin dynasty (1115 – 1234 CE)
Western Xia 西夏 (1038 – 1227 CE)
Yuan Dynasty 元朝 (1271 – 1368 CE)
Quotes by Karma Pakshi (2 quotes)
Quotes about Karma Pakshi (1 quotes)
“At the time of the second Karmapa, Karma Pakshi, the Chinese emperor had seen the possibility that the Karmapas would become the future emperors of the practicing lineage. According to the stories, he actually had a vision of the crown, and he had the crown made, adorned with all kinds of precious gems, and presented it to Karma Pakshi.”
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