Karmapa, 17th

From Buddha-Nature


རྒྱལ་བ་ཀརྨ་པ་ཨོ་རྒྱན་འཕྲིན་ལས་རྡོ་རྗེ།
The 17th Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje
His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Orgyen Trinley Dorje is the head of the 900-year-old Karma Kagyu Lineage and guide to millions of Buddhists around the world. Orgyen Trinley Dorje is a Tibetan practitioner and scholar, a painter, poet, songwriter and playwright, an environmental and social justice activist, and world spiritual leader who uses modern technology, such as Facebook and other digital platforms, to teach Buddhism and bring the Karma Kagyu lineage’s activities fully into the 21st century. You can see some of the projects he has initiated on Adarsha or Dharma Treasures: Digital Toolbox & Dharma Books

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Affiliations & relations

  • Karma Kagyu · religious affiliation
  • Thrangu Rinpoche · teacher
  • Tai Situpa, 12th · teacher
  • Goshir Gyaltsab, 12th · teacher
  • Gyamtso, Khenpo Tsultrim · teacher