After his death, this first ever tulku declared himself to be the reincarnation of Dusum Khyenpa. Before he died, the 1st Karmapa left brief oral instructions with three separate disciples concerning his next reincarnation. The first master to reincarnate continuously, life after life, while keeping the same identity, was the 1st Karmpa Dusum Khyenpa (1110-1193).

^ 'Karmapa Concept Encyclopedia Analysis'.

^ The Lankavatara Sutra Archived at the Wayback Machine.

King of Samadhi Sutra: Oral commentaries given in Rinpoche's monastery in Boudhanath, Nepal, January 1993 An inventory of items remaining at Rumtek is purported to be something the Indian government is going to undertake in the near future. The crown was last known to be located at Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim, the last home of the 16th Karmapa, although that location has been subject to some upheaval since 1993 causing some to worry as to whether or not it is still there.

The physical crown displayed by the Karmapas was offered to Deshin Shekpa, 5th Karmapa Lama by the Yongle Emperor of China as a material representation of the spiritual one. This crown ( Wylie: rang 'byung cod pan 'self-arisen crown'), is traditionally said to have been woven by the dakinis from their hair and given to the Karmapa in recognition of his spiritual realization.

The Karmapas are the holders of the Black Crown ( Wylie: Zhwa-nag) and are thus sometimes known as 'the Black Hat Lamas'. There is currently a controversy over the enthronement of two 17th Karmapas. The 8th, 10th, and 12th incarnations, as well as the widely renowned 16th Karmapa, each faced conflicts during their recognition, which was ultimately resolved. ДЄ Karmapa's identity is confirmed through a combination realized lineage teachers supernatural insight, prediction letters left by the previous Karmapa, and the young child's own self-proclamation and ability to identify objects and people known to its previous incarnation.

The Karmapa is a long line of consciously reborn lamas, and the second Karmapa, Karma Pakshi (1204вЂ“1283), is the first recognized tulku ( Wylie: sprul sku) in Tibetan Buddhism that predicted the circumstances of his rebirth. These forefathers of the Kagyu (Bka' brGyud) lineage are collectively called the 'Golden Rosary'. The source of the oral lineage, traditionally traced back to the Buddha Vajradhara, was transmitted to the Indian master of mahamudra and tantra called Tilopa (989-1069), through Naropa (1016вЂ“1100) to Marpa Lotsawa and Milarepa. He was henceforth regarded by the contemporary highly respected masters Shakya Ељri and Lama Shang as the Karmapa, a manifestation of AvalokiteЕ›vara, whose coming was predicted in the Samadhiraja Sutra and the Laб№…kДЃvatДЃra SЕ«tra. A talented child who studied Buddhism with his father from an early age and who sought out great teachers in his twenties and thirties, he is said to have attained enlightenment at the age of fifty while practicing dream yoga. DГјsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama ( Wylie: Dus gsum Mkhyen pa, 1110вЂ“1193), was a disciple of the Tibetan master Gampopa.

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