Lama Ole Nydahl: His Teachers: The 16th Karmapa




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The 16th Karmapa
Gyalwa Karmapa is the first consciously reborn lama of Tibet. He represents the activity of the Buddhas and is the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage. The 16th Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje fled from the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1959. From Rumtek, his new place in exile in Sikkim, India he ensured the survival of the Karma Kagyu lineage. Hannah and Lama Ole Nydahl met him on their second trip to the Himalayas and became his first western students.

After years of studying Buddhist teachings and meditating with him, Karmapa sent them back to the West to found centers in his name. Rangjung Rigpe Dorje was the first Karmapa to teach in the West. He died in 1981 near Chicago.

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The 16th Karmapa with Hannah and Lama Ole Nydahl

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