the 16th Karmapa

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:person
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Kagyu_Monlam
gptkb:Rumtek_Monastery
gptkb:Sikkim
gptkb:Tsurphu_Monastery
gptkb:Karma_Kagyu_lineage
gptkb:Karma_Triyana_Dharmachakra
gptkbp:birthDate 1924
gptkbp:birthPlace Denkhok, Derge, Kham, Tibet
gptkbp:deathDate 1981
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Zion,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:His_Holiness
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the 16th Karmapa
gptkbp:knownFor miracles
spiritual leadership
prophecies
teaching Mahamudra
establishing Buddhist centers worldwide
gptkbp:language gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:Tibetan
English
gptkbp:name gptkb:Rangjung_Rigpe_Dorje
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Tibetan
gptkbp:notableFor escaping Tibet in 1959
black crown ceremony
establishing Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim
spreading Karma Kagyu Buddhism in the West
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:the_15th_Karmapa
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:the_15th_Karmapa
gptkb:Jamyang_Khyentse_Chökyi_Lodrö
gptkb:Tai_Situpa
gptkbp:reincarnationOf gptkb:the_15th_Karmapa
gptkb:the_17th_Karmapa
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:school gptkb:Karma_Kagyu
gptkbp:successor gptkb:the_17th_Karmapa
gptkbp:teacherOf gptkb:Lama_Ole_Nydahl
gptkb:Chögyam_Trungpa
gptkb:Kalu_Rinpoche
gptkb:Hannah_Nydahl
gptkb:Shamar_Rinpoche
gptkb:Tai_Situ_Rinpoche
gptkb:Tenga_Rinpoche
gptkb:Thrangu_Rinpoche
gptkb:Jamyang_Khyentse_Chökyi_Lodrö
gptkb:Akong_Rinpoche
gptkb:Khenpo_Tsultrim_Gyamtso
gptkb:Lama_Gendun
gptkbp:title gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Bhutan
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Chariot_for_Travelling_the_Path_to_Freedom
various prayers and liturgies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dzogchen_Ponlop_Rinpoche
gptkb:Dzogchen_Ponlop
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6