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Description Contents   The Karmapa is the spiritual leader of the Karma Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Karma Thinley presents the biographies of all the Karmapas, based on his translations from numerous Tibetan sources. These biographies are not only histories of the training and teaching of these great teachers; they are also inspirational texts used to cultivate devotion in the practitioner. Accompanying the text are sixteen line drawings, based on the thangka paintings of the Karmapas at Rumtek monastery, the seat of the present Karmapa. The History of the Sixteen Karmapas of Tibet, Karma Thinley, Prajna, Paperback, 150 pages, $19.95 Foreword vii Preface viii Introduction 1 The Historical and Theoretical Background 21 Karmapa Dusum Khyenpa 41 Karmapa Karma Pakshi 47 Karmapa Rangjung Dorje 55 Karmapa Rolpe Dorje 61 Karmapa Dezhin Shegpa 71 Karmapa Thongwa Donden 79 Karmapa Chodrag Gyatsho 83 Karmapa Mikyo Dorje 89 Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje 97 Karmapa Choying Dorje 103 Karmapa Yeshe Dorje 109 Karmapa Changchub Dorje 113 Karmapa Dudul Dorje 117 Karmapa Thegchog Dorje 121 Karmapa Khakhyab Dorje 125 Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje 129 Notes 137 Glossary 143 Bibliography 150

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