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THE KAGYÜDPA KARMAPA LINEAGE
The Kagyüdpa Karmapa Lineage Tree
Chakrasamvara (Tibetan Demchog) in union with his consort
Vajravahari (Tibetan Dorje Phagmo)
Vajradhara (Tibetan Dorje Chang)
Siddha Tilopa (988-1069 CE)
Siddha Naropa (1016-1100 CE)
Marpa (1012-1097 CE)
Milarepa (1052-1135 CE)
Gampopa (1079-1153 CE)
Dusum Khyenpa - H H Gyalwa Karmapa I (1110-1193 CE)
Karma Pakshi - H H Gyalwa Karmapa II (1204-1283CE)
Rangjung Dorje - H H Gyalwa Karmapa III (1284-1339CE)
I pray to the Buddhas and to their Bodhisattva Sons
in the Three Times and the Ten Directions,
Remember me, have compassion and pity on me,
Bless with accomplishment my wishes."
Rangjung Dorje (1)
Rolpe
Dorje - H H Gyalwa Karmapa IV (1340-1383CE)
Debzhin Shega - H H Gyalwa Karmapa V (1384-1415CE)
Tongwa Donden - H H Gyalwa Karmapa VI (1416-1453CE)
Chös Trag Gyamtso - H H Gyalwa Karmapa VII (1454-1506CE)
Mikyo Dorje - H H Gyalwa Karmapa VIII (1507-1554CE)
Wangchuk Dorje - H H Gyalwa Karmapa IX (1556-1603CE)
Chös Ying Dorje - H H Gyalwa Karmapa X (1604-1674CE)
Yeshe Dorje - H H Gyalwa Karmapa XI (1676-1702CE)
Changchub Dorje - H H Gyalwa Karmapa XII (1703-1732CE)
Du Dul Dorje - - H H Gyalwa Karmapa XIII (1733-1797CE)
Theg Chog Dorje - H H Gyalwa Karmapa XIV (1798-1868CE)
Kha Chab Dorje - H H Gyalwa Karmapa XV (1871-1922CE)
Debzhin Shega - H H Gyalwa Karmapa V (1384-1415CE)
Tongwa Donden - H H Gyalwa Karmapa VI (1416-1453CE)
Chös Trag Gyamtso - H H Gyalwa Karmapa VII (1454-1506CE)
Mikyo Dorje - H H Gyalwa Karmapa VIII (1507-1554CE)
Wangchuk Dorje - H H Gyalwa Karmapa IX (1556-1603CE)
Chös Ying Dorje - H H Gyalwa Karmapa X (1604-1674CE)
Yeshe Dorje - H H Gyalwa Karmapa XI (1676-1702CE)
Changchub Dorje - H H Gyalwa Karmapa XII (1703-1732CE)
Du Dul Dorje - - H H Gyalwa Karmapa XIII (1733-1797CE)
Theg Chog Dorje - H H Gyalwa Karmapa XIV (1798-1868CE)
Kha Chab Dorje - H H Gyalwa Karmapa XV (1871-1922CE)
Rangjung Rigpe Dorje - Gyalwa Karmapa XVI (1923-1981 CE) performing the Black Hat Ceremony
Urgyen Trinley Dorje - H H Gyalwa Karmapa XVII (b.1985 CE)
IMAGE
SOURCES
1 Lineage Tree - Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim
2 Chakrasamvara with Vajravahari - The Zimmerman Family Collection
3 Vajradhara - Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Private Collection
4 Tilopa (rhinoceros horn carving by Chös Ying Dorje - H H Gyalwa Karmapa X) - Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim
5 Naropa (rhinoceros horn carving by Chös Ying Dorje) - Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim
6 Marpa (rhinoceros horn carving by Chös Ying Dorje) - Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim
7 Milarepa (rhinoceros horn carving by Chös Ying Dorje) - Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim
8 Gampopa - The Zimmerman Family Collection
9 Dusum Khyenpa (precious metal statue containing his funerary relics) - Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim
10 Karma Pakshi - official website of Urgyen Trinley Dorje - H H Gyalwa Karmapa XVII Rinpoche
11 Rangjung Dorje - Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim
12 Rolpe Dorje - official website of Urgyen Trinley Dorje
13 Debzhin Shega - official website of Urgyen Trinley Dorje
14 Tongwa Donden - official website of Urgyen Trinley Dorje
15 Chös Trag Gyamtso - The Dzogchen Penlop Rinpoche, Nitartha
16 Mikyo Dorje (marble image made by himself in his own likeness) - Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim
17 Wangchuk Dorje - The Dzogchen Penlop Rinpoche, Nitartha
18 Chös Ying Dorje - The Dzogchen Penlop Rinpoche, Nitartha
19 Yeshe Dorje - The Dzogchen Penlop Rinpoche, Nitartha
20 Changchub Dorje - official website of Urgyen Trinley Dorje
21 Du Dul Dorje - official website of Urgyen Trinley Dorje
22 Theg Chog Dorje - official website of Urgyen Trinley Dorje
23 Kha Chab Dorje - official website of Urgyen Trinley Dorje
24 Rangjung Rigpe Dorje - unknown date/location
25 Uryen Trinley Dorje - unknown date/location
1 4-7 9 11 16 24 excerpted from Nik Douglas & Meryl White "Karmapa the Black Hat Lama of Tibet" Luzac & Co Ltd 1976
2 3 8 excerpted from Marylin M Rhie & Robert A F Thurman "The Sacred Art Of Tibet" Thames and Hudson 1991 (photographs by John Bigelow Taylor)
10 12-14 20-23 excerpted from http://www.kagyuoffice.org/kagyulineage.17karmapas.html & linked pages
15 17-19 excerpted from photographs of thangkas by R D Salga ©Nalandabodhi & Nitartha International "Complete Tibetan Calendar 2007" Snow Lion Publications 2007
25 excerpted from Ken Holmes "His Holiness The 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Urgyen Thinley Dorje" Altea 1995 (photograph © Ward Holmes/Tsurphu Foundation)
(1) Excerpt from The Vow Of Mahamudra translated by G C C Chang from "Esoteric Teachings of the Tibetan Tantra" Aurora Press
reprinted in Nik Douglas & Meryl White (above)
1 Lineage Tree - Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim
2 Chakrasamvara with Vajravahari - The Zimmerman Family Collection
3 Vajradhara - Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Private Collection
4 Tilopa (rhinoceros horn carving by Chös Ying Dorje - H H Gyalwa Karmapa X) - Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim
5 Naropa (rhinoceros horn carving by Chös Ying Dorje) - Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim
6 Marpa (rhinoceros horn carving by Chös Ying Dorje) - Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim
7 Milarepa (rhinoceros horn carving by Chös Ying Dorje) - Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim
8 Gampopa - The Zimmerman Family Collection
9 Dusum Khyenpa (precious metal statue containing his funerary relics) - Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim
10 Karma Pakshi - official website of Urgyen Trinley Dorje - H H Gyalwa Karmapa XVII Rinpoche
11 Rangjung Dorje - Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim
12 Rolpe Dorje - official website of Urgyen Trinley Dorje
13 Debzhin Shega - official website of Urgyen Trinley Dorje
14 Tongwa Donden - official website of Urgyen Trinley Dorje
15 Chös Trag Gyamtso - The Dzogchen Penlop Rinpoche, Nitartha
16 Mikyo Dorje (marble image made by himself in his own likeness) - Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim
17 Wangchuk Dorje - The Dzogchen Penlop Rinpoche, Nitartha
18 Chös Ying Dorje - The Dzogchen Penlop Rinpoche, Nitartha
19 Yeshe Dorje - The Dzogchen Penlop Rinpoche, Nitartha
20 Changchub Dorje - official website of Urgyen Trinley Dorje
21 Du Dul Dorje - official website of Urgyen Trinley Dorje
22 Theg Chog Dorje - official website of Urgyen Trinley Dorje
23 Kha Chab Dorje - official website of Urgyen Trinley Dorje
24 Rangjung Rigpe Dorje - unknown date/location
25 Uryen Trinley Dorje - unknown date/location
1 4-7 9 11 16 24 excerpted from Nik Douglas & Meryl White "Karmapa the Black Hat Lama of Tibet" Luzac & Co Ltd 1976
2 3 8 excerpted from Marylin M Rhie & Robert A F Thurman "The Sacred Art Of Tibet" Thames and Hudson 1991 (photographs by John Bigelow Taylor)
10 12-14 20-23 excerpted from http://www.kagyuoffice.org/kagyulineage.17karmapas.html & linked pages
15 17-19 excerpted from photographs of thangkas by R D Salga ©Nalandabodhi & Nitartha International "Complete Tibetan Calendar 2007" Snow Lion Publications 2007
25 excerpted from Ken Holmes "His Holiness The 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Urgyen Thinley Dorje" Altea 1995 (photograph © Ward Holmes/Tsurphu Foundation)
(1) Excerpt from The Vow Of Mahamudra translated by G C C Chang from "Esoteric Teachings of the Tibetan Tantra" Aurora Press
reprinted in Nik Douglas & Meryl White (above)
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