Ogyen Trinley Dorje 十七世噶瑪巴—鄔金．欽列．多傑

Ogyen Trinley Dorje

Ogyen Trinley Dorje (Wyl. o rgyan 'phrin las rdo rje), His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa (b. 26 June 1985), is the spiritual leader and head of the Karma Kagyü tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, one of the four major lineages of Tibet. Karmapa is considered to be one of the most important Tibetan lamas after His Holiness the Dalai Lama and has been acknowledged as one of the most brilliant representatives of a new generation of spiritual leaders. He has a modern and pragmatic view while at the same incorporating the Buddhist spiritual tradition, its culture and Tibetan values. The 17th Karmapa currently lives in Gyütö Monastery near Dharamsala, the seat of the Tibetan government in exile and the residence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

尊勝的第十七世噶瑪巴—鄔金．欽列．多傑（Wyl. o rgyan 'phrin las rdo rje）（出生於一九八五年六月二十六日），是藏傳佛教四大傳承之噶瑪噶舉傳承的精神領袖和領導人。噶瑪巴在一九八五年出生於東藏康區，十四歲時有計畫性地從西藏逃亡，在仲冬時穿越險惡的喜馬拉雅山。十七世噶瑪巴現居於達蘭沙拉（Dharamsala）附近的上密院（Gyütö Monastery），而達蘭沙拉是西藏流亡政府及尊勝達賴喇嘛駐地的所在處。

In Tibet

Ogyen Trinley Dorje was born into a nomad family, in 1985 in the Lhatok region of Kham, Eastern Tibet. In the late spring of 1992 a group of Karma Kagyü lamas, searching for the reincarnation of the 16th Karmapa, discovered the young boy by following instructions left by the previous Karmapa before his death. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama issued a formal letter, supporting the recognition of the boy as the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, and the Chinese Government supported the choice too.

Ogyen Trinley Dorje returned to the Karmapa's seat of Tsurphu Monastery in June of 1992. At Tsurphu, the Karmapa began his studies in Tibetan of the Buddhist sciences of mind, ritual, and the sacred arts, such as dance. Each day he also gave audiences to hundreds of visitors from across Tibet and around the world. He soon began to bestow empowerments and participate in various rituals at the monastery. In addition, while His Holiness was at Tsurphu, the monastery underwent extensive rebuilding to restore the temples, shrines, stupas, a shedra, and residences that had been badly damaged during the Cultural Revolution and then neglected over the years, fulfilling another of the duties of a Karmapa.

However, in order to exercise his future role, His Holiness needed to receive all the empowerments and transmissions of the lineage, and he was unable to do so in Tibet since many of the Kagyü lineage teachers were living in exile in India. With this in mind, the Karmapa organized his escape from Tibet at the age 14, crossing the perilous Himalayas in mid-winter.

In India

On January 5, 2000 the 17th Karmapa arrived in Dharamsala, India, where he was met by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. A year later, in 2001, he received refugee status from the government of India.

During the 13 years he has lived in India, His Holiness has followed his traditional monastic training and philosophical education, but has also been studying other subjects, including English language and Science.

Worldwide Activities

As a scholar and meditation master, as well as painter, poet, songwriter and playwright, the Gyalwang Karmapa continues the whole range of enlightened activities associated with Karmapas over the centuries.

In addition, as an environmental activist, computer enthusiast, and world spiritual leader whose teachings are often webcast live, the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa is someone who is acutely aware of the problems of today, and has brought the wisdom and compassion of his unique lineage fully into the 21st century. For example, in November 2009, His Holiness was invited to speak at a TED conference in India, becoming the youngest person ever to do so, at that time.

His Holiness visited the United States in 2008 and 2011, and made his first ever visit to Europe in the Spring of 2014.

Teachings at Rigpa Centres

• Dharma Mati, Germany, 4 June 2014

Publications

• The Heart Is Noble: Changing the World from the Inside Out (Shambhala, 2014)
• Compassion NOW! (KTD Publications,2011)
• Future is Now, Timely Advice for Creating a Better World (Hay House, 2009)
• Traveling the Path of Compassion, A Commentary on the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva (KTD Publications, 2009)
• Environmental Guidelines for Karma Kagyu Buddhist Monasteries, Centers and Community, free pdf file, 2008
• Heart Advice of the Karmapa (Altruism Press, 2008)

Further Reading

• Mick Brown, Dance of 17 Lives (Bloomsbury, 2005)
• Michele Martin, Music In The Sky: The Life, Art, And Teachings Of The 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2003)

Internal Links

• Karmapa Incarnation Line

External Links

• The Official website of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje
• Karmapa Foundation, Europe
• Khoryug: a network of Buddhist monasteries and centers working on environmental protection, founded by the 17th Karmapa
• TBRC Profile

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