Khakhyap Dorjé, 15th Karmapa Lama (; 1871–1922 or 1870–1921)
was born in Sheikor village in
Tsang,
Tibet
Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Taman ...
. It's said at birth he spoke the Chenrezig mantra, and at five he was able to read scriptures. He was recognized as the Karmapa reincarnation and enthroned at 6 by the ninth Kyabgon Drukchen.
Khakhyap Dorjé had at least 5 consorts and two of his sons were known great tulkus. The 15th Karmapa had numerous sons and daughters, and they were instrumental in reviving several eastern Tibetan transmission lineages that were at risk of dying out.
Education
Khakhyap Dorjé received the
Kagyu transmission from
Jamgon Kongtrul
Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thayé (, 1813–1899), also known as Jamgön Kongtrül the Great, was a Tibetan Buddhist scholar, poet, artist, physician, tertön and polymath.Jackson, Roger R. The Tibetan Leonardo, 2012, https://www.lionsroar.com/the ...
, including the instructions of the Five Treasures that Kongtrul had compiled in over one hundred volumes, teachings and practices from the
Rimé movement
The Rimé movement is a movement or tendency in Tibetan Buddhism which promotes non-sectarianism and universalism.Sam van Schaik (2011). ''Tibet: A History'', pp. 161-162. Yale University Press. Teachers from all branches of Tibetan Buddhism - ...
. Trashi Özer and other masters completed his education.
Life and Legacy
In 1898 Khakhyap Dorjé travelled to
Bhutan
Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainou ...
where he bestowed many transmissions. On his return to Tibet, he took several consorts. Female wisdom and inspiration are necessary to find the hidden teachings of
Guru Rinpoche and
Yeshe Tsogyal
Yeshe Tsogyal (c. 757 or 777 – 817 CE) , also known as "Victorious Ocean of Knowledge", " Knowledge Lake Empress" (, ཡེ་ཤེས་མཚོ་རྒྱལ), or by her Sanskrit name ''Jñānasāgara'' "Knowledge Ocean", or by her clan n ...
known as termas. With few exceptions, a
Tertön
Tertön () is a term within Tibetan Buddhism meaning a person who is a discoverer of ancient hidden texts or '' terma''. Many tertöns are considered to be incarnations of the twenty five main disciples of Padmasambhava ( Guru Rinpoche), who fores ...
must have a consort. At the time of Guru Rinpoche, Karmapa was one of 25 of his main students, with the name Gyalwa Choyang. Khakyab Dorje married
Dāki Wangmo,
bore three sons, one of whom, Khyentsé Özer, was recognised as the
Second Jamgon Kongtrul and another, Jamyang Rinpoché, an unrecognised
Shamarpa
The Shamarpa (; literally, "Person (i.e. Holder) of the Red Crown"), also known as ''Shamar Rinpoche'', or more formally Künzig Shamar Rinpoche, is a lineage holder of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism and is regarded to be the mind ma ...
(d. circa 1947). He composed a special text explaining how to return one's vows.
Among his closest students were the 11th Tai Situpa, whom Karmapa recognised as the Situpa reincarnation, Karma Jamyang Khyentsé Özer,
and the First Beru Khyentse.
See also
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Urgyen Tsomo
Urgyen Tsomo (1897–1961) was a prominent Tibetan Buddhist female master who was known as the Great Dakini of Tsurphu (Tsurpu Khandro Chenmo). She was the consort of the Khakyab Dorje, 15th Karmapa Lama. She was considered by other masters to ...
Footnotes
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External links
Lifestory of the 15th Karmapa on karmapa.org*"THE FIFTEENTH GYALWA KARMAPA, Khakhyab Dorje"
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1871 births
15
19th-century lamas
20th-century lamas
1922 deaths
19th-century Tibetan people
20th-century Tibetan people