In 1974, with the help of Freda Bedi, he embarked on his first world tour, travelling to Europe, Canada and the United States, giving several Black Crown ceremonies, and attended an audience granted by Pope Paul VI. However the Western world will embrace Buddhism, so he sent Lama Gendün to Europe. Rumtek would not be a good place either, and although Sikkim and Bhutan are still stable, they can deteriorate as well. In the beginning of the 1970s the Karmapa made the prediction that Tibet would have a hard struggle gaining independence and even if it did, it would not allow the refugees to return. Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, the 16th Karmapa with Pope Paul VI, January 17, 1975. The traditional seat of the Karmapa, Tsurphu Monastery, still exists, but the number of monks is restricted. It was here that his new seat, Rumtek Monastery, was built in 1966.
Tashi Namgyal, the King of Sikkim, offered land to the Karmapa near the site where the 14th Karmapa had established a monastery. In February of that year Karmapa took 160 students from Tsurphu Monastery and escaped to Bhutan, taking the lineage's most sacred treasures and relics with them. This succeeded for a while, but in 1959 the Chinese government insisted on land reform, and the conflict with the lamas who owned a lot of land accelerated. Karmapa, along with the Dalai Lama, government officials, and other high lamas, attended talks in Beijing to negotiate a settlement. Political circumstances altered Tibet radically with the 1950 takeover by China. His activity also included locating the rebirths of high reincarnate lamas spontaneously, without meditation. The 16th Karmapa continued his predecessor's activities, travelling and teaching throughout Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim, India and parts of China.
Rangjung had therefore received all the major teachings of all the major Tibetan Buddhist schools.
Rangjung continued his education with the 10th Mindrolling Trichen of the Nyingma School and it was concluded with the Kalachakra initiation of the Gelugpa School. In the beginning of 1940 he went into retreat, and in 1947 started a pilgrimage to India together with Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama. ĭuring his education he received all the Kagyu transmissions and was also taught by the Sakya Trizin for many years. He received his hair cutting ceremony at age thirteen from Thubten Gyatso, 13th Dalai Lama. In 1931, at the age of seven, he performed his first Black Crown ceremony. He regarded the 11th Tai Situpa, Pema Wangchok, and the 2nd Jamgön Kongtrül Khyentse Öser as his root gurus. Jamgon Palden Kyentse Oser taught him Mahamudra and the Six Yogas of Naropa. Bo Kangkar Rinpoche taught him the sutras. Beru Khyentse Lodro Miza Pampa'i Gocha taught him the tantras. He was taken to the Palpung Monastery where the 11th Tai Situpa, Pema Wangchok, gave him ordination, the Bodhisattva vows and many teachings. The 11th Tai Situpa later recognized the 16th Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje. However, the attendant finally revealed that he possessed the sacred letter of prediction, which matched exactly with the proceeding the 11th Tai Situpa was already undertaking to find the 16th Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje. He was born in Denkhok in the Dergé district of Kham (Eastern Tibet), near the Dri Chu or Yangtze River.Īfter the 15th Karmapa's passing, the Karmapa's attendant, Jampal Tsultrim, hid for months believing that the 11th Tai Situpa would punish him. The sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje (Aug– November 5, 1981) (Wylie Rang 'byung rig pa'i rdo rje) was spiritual leader of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.
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