Karmapa
E949625
The Karmapa is the head of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, regarded as one of the highest reincarnate lamas in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 16th Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje | 2 |
| Karmapa canonical | 2 |
| 16th Karmapa | 1 |
| 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje | 1 |
| 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje | 1 |
| 1st Karmapa Düsum Khyenpa | 1 |
| 9th Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje | 1 |
| Gyalwa Karmapa | 1 |
| The Victorious Karmapa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11785417 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karmapa Context triple: [Tibetan Buddhism, hasLeaderTitle, Karmapa]
-
A.
Ganden Tripa
Ganden Tripa is the title given to the spiritual head of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, serving as its highest-ranking lama and official leader.
-
B.
Merag Lama Lodre Gyatso
Merag Lama Lodre Gyatso was a Buddhist monk and spiritual leader from the 17th century known for establishing one of the most important monasteries in the eastern Himalayas.
-
C.
Panchen Lama
The Panchen Lama is one of the highest-ranking lamas in Tibetan Buddhism, traditionally regarded as a key religious authority and spiritual teacher second only to the Dalai Lama.
-
D.
Gang Rinpoche
Gang Rinpoche is the Tibetan name for Mount Kailash, a sacred peak in the Himalayas revered in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Bon.
-
E.
Gyalzen Norbu
Gyalzen Norbu is a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of the Himalayan peak Mountain of the Spirit.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karmapa Target entity description: The Karmapa is the head of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, regarded as one of the highest reincarnate lamas in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
-
A.
Ganden Tripa
Ganden Tripa is the title given to the spiritual head of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, serving as its highest-ranking lama and official leader.
-
B.
Merag Lama Lodre Gyatso
Merag Lama Lodre Gyatso was a Buddhist monk and spiritual leader from the 17th century known for establishing one of the most important monasteries in the eastern Himalayas.
-
C.
Panchen Lama
The Panchen Lama is one of the highest-ranking lamas in Tibetan Buddhism, traditionally regarded as a key religious authority and spiritual teacher second only to the Dalai Lama.
-
D.
Gang Rinpoche
Gang Rinpoche is the Tibetan name for Mount Kailash, a sacred peak in the Himalayas revered in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Bon.
-
E.
Gyalzen Norbu
Gyalzen Norbu is a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of the Himalayan peak Mountain of the Spirit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist religious title
ⓘ
head of a Tibetan Buddhist school ⓘ tulku lineage ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Avalokiteśvara
ⓘ
Mahākāla ⓘ
linked to:
Mahakal
Vajrayoginī ⓘ
linked to:
Vajravarahi
|
| associatedMonastery |
Rumtek Monastery
ⓘ
Tsurphu Monastery ⓘ |
| associatedMonasteryLocation | Rumtek, Sikkim, India ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
guru yoga
ⓘ
ngöndro preliminaries ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kagyu lineage
ⓘ
linked to:
Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism
Mahamudra teachings ⓘ |
| comparableTo | Dalai Lama as a major Tibetan Buddhist hierarch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Tibet ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Düsum Khyenpa ⓘ |
| firstIncarnation |
1st Karmapa Düsum Khyenpa
ⓘ
linked to:
Karmapa
|
| firstIncarnationBirthYear | 1110 ⓘ |
| firstIncarnationDeathYear | 1193 ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
holder of Karma Kagyu transmission
ⓘ
recognized through visions and signs ⓘ |
| hasIncarnation |
16th Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje
ⓘ
linked to:
Karmapa
17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje ⓘ
linked to:
Karmapa
17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje ⓘ
linked to:
Karmapa
|
| headOf |
Karma Kagyu school
ⓘ
linked to:
Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism
|
| honorificTitle |
Gyalwa Karmapa
ⓘ
linked to:
Karmapa
|
| influenced |
development of Kagyu meditation systems
ⓘ
spread of Tibetan Buddhism beyond Tibet ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Tibetan ⓘ |
| meaningOfTitle |
The Victorious Karmapa
ⓘ
linked to:
Karmapa
|
| notableFor | being among the earliest institutionalized reincarnate lineages in Tibet ⓘ |
| partOf | Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | emanation of Avalokiteśvara in some traditions ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Karma Kagyu followers ⓘ |
| regardedAs | one of the highest reincarnate lamas in Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousStatus |
high lama
ⓘ
tulku ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
protector of Karma Kagyu lineage
ⓘ
spiritual leader ⓘ teacher of meditation ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
reincarnation recognition
ⓘ
search based on prophetic indications ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Himalayan region
ⓘ
global Tibetan Buddhist communities ⓘ |
| spiritualRole | lineage holder of Karma Kagyu transmission ⓘ |
| successionType | reincarnate lama lineage ⓘ |
| titleHolderOf | Black Crown Lama ⓘ |
| traditionalResidence | Tsurphu Monastery ⓘ |
| traditionalResidenceLocation | Tolung Valley, Tibet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Karmapa Description of subject: The Karmapa is the head of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, regarded as one of the highest reincarnate lamas in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Karmapa
linked to: Karmapa
linked to: Karmapa
linked to: Karmapa
linked to: Karmapa
linked to: Karmapa
linked to: Karmapa
linked to: Karmapa
linked to: Karmapa