The Karma Kagyu lineage

2018-10-15

The Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism traces its origins to Shakyamuni Buddha through Marpa the Great Translator,

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Shakyamuni Buddha(8)Final Days and Relics

2018-09-29

Up until the very last moments of his life, the Buddha continued to teach and to care tenderly for all those around him.

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Shakyamuni Buddha(7)Subduing Opponents and Display of Miracles

2018-09-29

As he wended his way from town to village, from palace to roadside, sowing widely

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Shakyamuni Buddha(6)Turning the Wheel of Dharma

2018-09-29

Having discovered the path of liberation from cyclic existence, or “saṃsāra,” the Buddha now understood the path of liberation for all,

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shakyamuni Buddha(5)Enlightenment

2018-09-29

After accepting an offering of a golden bowl of yogurt with honey from a young woman named Sujātā,

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Shakyamuni Buddha(4)The Practice of Austerities

2018-09-29

At this point in time, a tradition of meditative practice was already flourishing in northern India,

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Shakyamuni Buddha(3)Walking Away from Pleasures

2018-09-29

Driven by curiosity about life outside the palace walls, Siddhārtha seized the opportunities he found to slip away to explore the city.

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Shakyamuni Buddha(2)Display of Prowess and Marriage

2018-09-28

Shakyamuni Buddha  Display of Prowess and Marriage As a result of this prediction, the young prince’s father took pains to ensure the future of his

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Shakyamuni Buddha(1)Birth and Early Signs of Greatness

2018-09-28

The Buddha-to-be took his final birth as the prince Siddhārtha Gautama,

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藏传佛教 - 宁玛派

2017-06-11

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Marpa Lotsāwa

2018-10-16

Marpa Lotsāwa (1012-1097) Marpa Chökyi Lodrö was born in the early 11th century in Lhodrak, to a prosperous family with its own fields to farm and pasture to graze cattle.

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Milarepa

2018-10-17

Marpa’s chief disciple, Milarepa, remains Tibet’s most widely venerated spiritual master,

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Gampopa

2018-10-17

(1079-1153) Milarepa had two main heart disciples: Gampopa, also known as Dagpo Rinpoche, and Rechungpa. Together the two are described as the sun and the moon,

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The First Karmapa

2018-10-18

The First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa (1110-1193)Dusum Khyenpa was born in eastern Tibet in the year 1110 CE, to a mother named Lhathok Zagang Jam and a father named Gompa Dorje Gönpo.

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The Second Karmapa

2018-10-21

Dusum Khyenpa returned as Karma Pakshi, as he had predicted in the letter he left with his heart disciple, Drogön Rechen (1148-1218).

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The Third Karmapa

2018-10-21

The Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje (1284-1339) The Dharma is said to have two forms, the verbal form found in texts, and the realizations that arise in the minds of beings.

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The Fourth Karmapa

2018-10-23

The Fourth Karmapa, Rolpe Dorje(1340-1383) The activities of the Fourth Karmapa left lasting marks not only in the spiritual realm, but also in terms of Tibetan culture and history.

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The Fifth Karmapa

2018-10-23

The Fifth Karmapa, Deshin Shegpa(1384-1415) When the Fifth Karmapa was in his early 20s, he accepted an invitation from the ruler of Ming-dynasty China,

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The Sixth Karmapa

2018-10-23

The Sixth Karmapa, Tongwa Dönden, was the first Karmapa in two centuries to decline the Chinese emperor’s invitation to teach at his court.

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