Karma Kagyu ( ) or Kamtsang is the largest transmission lineage within the Kagyu school, which in turn is one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The spiritual head of the Karma Kagyu is the Gyalwa Karmapa. With more than 600 groups and centres the Karma Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism is by far the largest and fastest growing Buddhist School in the West. The Karma Kagyu are sometimes called the Black Hat in reference to the Black Crown worn by the Karmapa. (more)
Genres: buddhism, religious
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Karmapa:
The Karmapa (officially His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa) is the head of the Karma Kagyu, the largest sub-school of the Kagyupa (Tibetan Bka' brgyud), itself one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The historical seat of the Karmapas is Tsu
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Düsum Khyenpa:
Düsum Khyenpa ( ) (1110 - 1193) was the 1st Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu (ka rma bka’ brgyud) school of Tibetan Buddhism. Düsum Khyenpa literally means "Knower of the Three times" (or past, present and future). It was given to him to refer
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Goshir Gyaltsab:
Goshir Gyaltsab Rinpoche ( ) is a leading incarnate lama (tulku) in the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He is believed by his followers to embody the activity of Vajrapani. The first Gyaltsab Rinpoche Paljor Dondrub (1427-1489) was born in N
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Tulku:
A tulku ( , also tülku, trulku) is a Tibetan Buddhist lama who has through phowa and siddhi consciously determined to be reborn, often many times, in order to continue their Bodhisattva vow. The most famous example is the lineage of Dalai Lamas, who
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Jamgon Kongtrul:
Jamgon Kongtrul is a Tibetan Buddhist lama and tulku. The first Jamgon Kongtrul, Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye, was one of the preeminent scholars in 19th century Tibet. Tibetan Buddhists believe that he had multiple simultaneous emanations; only one o
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Tai Situpa:
In Tibetan Buddhism the Tai Situpa is one of the oldest lineages of tulkus (reincarnated lamas) in the Kagyu school. According to tradition, the Tai Situpa is an emanation of the bodhisattva Maitreya, who will become the next Buddha, and who has been
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Karmapa controversy:
The recognition of the 17th Karmapa has been the subject of controversy. Since the death of the 16th Karmapa in 1981 two candidates have been put forward: *Ogyen Trinley Dorje (also spelled Urgyen Trinley Dorje) *Trinley Thaye Dorje Both have already
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Avalokiteśvara:
Avalokiteśvara (Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर , lit. "Lord who looks down") is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. He is the one of the more widely revered bodhisattvas in mainstream Mahayana Buddhism. In China and its sphere of cultur
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Ngöndro:
Ngöndro (Tib., wylie: sngon 'gro, pronounced "nundro") refers to the preliminary, preparatory or foundational 'practices' or 'disciplines' (Sanskrit: sadhana) common to all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism and also to Bön. The Tibetan term ngöndro l
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Philosophy:
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, justice, beauty, validity, mind and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing these questions (such as mysti
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