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Dudul Dorje (1733–1797) was the thirteenth
Dudul Dorje (1733–1797) was the thirteenth Gyalwa Karmapa
The Karmapa (honorific title '' His Holiness the Gyalwa'' ½¢à¾’ྱལ་བ་, Victorious One''Karmapa'', more formally as ''Gyalwang'' ½¢à¾’ྱལ་དབང་ཀརྨ་པ་, King of Victorious Ones''Karmapa'', and informally as the ' ...
, head of the Kagyu
The ''Kagyu'' school, also transliterated as ''Kagyü'', or ''Kagyud'' (), which translates to "Oral Lineage" or "Whispered Transmission" school, is one of the main schools (''chos lugs'') of Tibetan (or Himalayan) Buddhism. The Kagyu lineag ...
School of Tibetan Buddhism.
Dudul Dorje was born in Champa Drongsar and recognized by Gyaltsab Rinpoche at the age of four. He received an education in the monastery from the age of eight by both the Kagyu
The ''Kagyu'' school, also transliterated as ''Kagyü'', or ''Kagyud'' (), which translates to "Oral Lineage" or "Whispered Transmission" school, is one of the main schools (''chos lugs'') of Tibetan (or Himalayan) Buddhism. The Kagyu lineag ...
and the Nyingma schools. Dudul Dorje became head of the school at the age of 31. He was known for his great love for animals.
According to the legend, he rescued the Jokhang temple in Lhasa from flooding by placing a ''kata'' (white scarf) over the statue of Jowo Shakyamuni Buddha.
External links
* "THE THIRTEENTH GYALWA KARMAPA, Dudul DorjeFurther reading
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dorje, Dudul 1733 births 1797 deaths 13 18th-century lamas 18th-century Tibetan people