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Contents: History of the KARMAPAS: The Odyssey of the Tibetan Masters with the Black Crown |
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Map of Tibet |
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Acknowledgments |
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Translators' Word |
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About the Authors |
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Introduction by Mila Khyentse Rinpoche |
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THE FIRST KARMAPA, Dusum Khyenpa (1110-1193)
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Birth in Eastern Tibet |
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Central Tibet, a Melting Pot of Buddhist Sciences |
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Gampopa and the Kagyu Lineage |
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"The Three Men of Kham" |
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Transmissions |
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Enlightenment and the Black Crown |
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Prophesied by the Buddha |
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A Great Activity
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Return to Central Tibet
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Last Testament and Tulkus |
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The Ultimate Meditation |
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The Golden Rosary |
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THE SECOND KARMAPA, Karma Pakshi (1204-1283) |
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"Blessed by the Dakinis" |
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Establishing the Monastic Code |
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A Great Activity |
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The Mongols Become Interested in Tibet |
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First Trip to Kubilai Khan |
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The Powerful Mongka Khan |
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Kubilai Khan's Revenge
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The Statue of the "Ornament of the World" |
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Tsurphu, Blessed Land of the Karmapas |
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Numerous Prophetic Visions |
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An Extraordinary Death |
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THE THIRD KARMAPA, Rangjung Dorje (1284-1339) |
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"The Moon Has Risen" |
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Meeting with the Accomplished Orgyenpa |
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Journey to Eastern Tibet and Continuation of Study |
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Peregrinations in Tibet |
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In Khanbalik (Beijing) with the Mongol Emporers |
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Return to Tibet |
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The Karmapa in the Moon |
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THE FOURTH KARMAPA, Rolpe Dorje (1340-1383) |
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"I Will Have Many Disciples" |
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First Encounters with His Masters |
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Tibet in Turmoil |
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Studies at Tsurphu |
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Restoring Ties with the Mongol Emperor |
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Meeting with the Young Tsongkhapa |
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At the Imperial Court in Khanbalik (Beijing) |
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Return to Tibet |
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Incessant Journeys throughout the Land of Snows |
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THE FIFTH KARMAPA, Deshin Shekpa (1384-1415) |
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"I Bow before All the Buddhas" |
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In Nanjing, at the Court of the Ming Dynasty |
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"The Hundred Marvelous Acts" and the Black Crown |
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Peace and Harmony |
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Emergence of the Geluk Lineage |
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The Prophecy |
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Rainbows and Rain of Flowers |
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THE SIXTH KARMAPA, Thongwa Donden (1416-1453) |
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"I am the Unborn, Free of Names and Places" |
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Recognition of the Tulku |
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Liturgies and the Buddhist Canon |
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The Great Encampment of the Karmapa |
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Tangtong Gyelpo, Bridges, and Goddesses |
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The Regency |
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THE SEVENTH KARMAPA, Chodrak Gyamtso (1454-1506) |
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"For Me, There Is Neither Birth Nor Death" |
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Way of Life and Teachings |
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Philosophical Education through Debate |
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In the Fortress of the Rinpung Princes |
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The Next Pearl |
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"You Must Emanate Many Incarnations of Yourself" |
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THE EIGHTH KARMAPA, Mikyo Dorje (1507-1554) |
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"Do Not Doubt, I Am the Karmapa" |
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Enthronement and Numerous Visions |
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With the King of Jang |
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The Root Lama |
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The "Adamantine Sow" |
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Master of the Arts |
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Maturity and Activity |
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Taking on of Illness |
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THE NINTH KARMAPA, Wangchuk Dorje (1556-1603) |
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An Itinerant Life |
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A Gigantic Thangka and Ritual Dances |
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A Complex Political Situation |
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The Emergence of the Dalai Lamas |
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From Southern Tibet to Sikkim |
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Embalming |
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THE TENTH KARMAPA, Choying Dorje (1604-1674) |
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A Gifted Child |
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Central Tibet in Great Upheaval |
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A Long Journey |
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Mongol Surge |
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Thirty Years in Exile |
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Return to Lhasa |
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THE ELEVENTH KARMAPA, Yeshe Dorje (1676-1702) |
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"I Am the Karmapa" |
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Lhasa in the Seventeenth Century |
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Spiritual Treasures and Their Revealers |
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A Great Activity |
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THE TWELFTH KARMAPA, Jangchub Dorje (1703-1732) |
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Childhood in Kham |
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"The Land of Meditators" |
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The Mongol Tribes Strengthen the Pressure |
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To Nepal and India |
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The Eighth Tai Situpa and the Derge Printing House |
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Last Journey |
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Passing of Two Masters |
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The Funerary Stupas of the Karmapas |
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THE THIRTEENTH KARMAPA, Dudal Dorje (1733-1797) |
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Birth in Southern Tibet |
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Miracles and Consecrated Pills |
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The Passing of His Master, the Eighth Tai Situpa |
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Monasteries and Monks |
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Troubles in Nepal and Effects on the Shamarpas |
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The Passing |
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THE FOURTEENTH KARMAPA, Thekchok Dorje (1798-1868) |
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First Years |
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The Rime Movement |
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The Great Terton |
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A Vision of Twenty-One Karmapas |
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The "Wild Situpa" |
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Bestowing Transmissions |
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THE FIFTEENTH KARMAPA, Khakhyab Dorje (1871-1922) |
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A Canopy of Rainbows |
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With His Masters |
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The Death of Old Khyentse |
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Link with Bhutan |
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A Terton Karmapa |
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A Family of Tulkus |
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The Great Dakini of Tsurphu |
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The Two Last Testaments |
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THE SIXTEENTH KARMAPA, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje (1924-1981) |
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First Years in Eastern Tibet |
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To Central Tibet |
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An Undisciplined Disciple |
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A Journey Full of Surprises |
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Studies at Palpung |
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Return to Central Tibet |
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First Journey to India and Nepal |
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The Karmapa's Animals |
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Tibet in Difficulty |
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Transmissions |
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Travel in China |
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Second Pilgrimage to India |
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Exile |
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In Sikkim |
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New Monastery in Rumtek |
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Helping the Tulkus |
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Three Masters in One |
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The Karmapa and the West |
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Alleviating the Suffering of Beings |
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The Great Departure |
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HIS HOLINESS THE SEVENTEENTH KARMAPA, Ogyen Trinley Dorje (born in 1985) |
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"He who Brings Happiness" |
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The Last Testament |
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Enthronement Ceremony at Tsurphu |
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Tsurphu's Revival |
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Intensive Training and Constant Surveillance |
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The Escape from Tibet |
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From Nepal to India |
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His Teachers |
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The Kagyu Monlam |
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Bodhisattva Activity |
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Appendix A: The Black Crowns of the Karmapa |
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Appendix B: The Lineage of the Golden Rosary |
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Appendix C: The Different Incarnation Lineages in the Karma Kagyu Tradition |
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Appendix D: The Principle Contemporary Masters of the Karma Kagyu Tradition |
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Glossary |
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Notes |
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Bibliography |
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Index of Persons |
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