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Yeshe Dorje (1676–1702) was the eleventh Gyalwa Karmapa, 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 Buddhism, Tibetan (or Himalayan) Buddhism. ...
School of
Tibetan Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism is a form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet, Bhutan and Mongolia. It also has a sizable number of adherents in the areas surrounding the Himalayas, including the Indian regions of Ladakh, Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, D ...
. Yeshe Dorje was born in Mayshö,
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. He was discovered by Minjur Dorje and recognized by Shamar Yeshe Nyinpo, the seventh
Shamarpa The Shamarpa (; literally, "Person (i.e. Holder) of the Red Crown"), also known as ''Shamar Rinpoche'', or more formally Künzig Shamar Rinpoche, is the second-oldest lineage of tulkus (reincarnated lamas). He is one of the highest lineage hold ...
. Yeshe Dorje was transferred to Central Tibet for his education and was ordained in the
Tsurphu Monastery Tsurphu Monastery () or Tölung Tsurphu (, "Tsurphu of Tölong") is a gompa which serves as the traditional seat of the Karmapa, the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. It is located in Gurum in Doilungdêqên District, Tibet ...
. He received an education both in the Kagyu school as well as the
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school. Yeshe Dorje integrated the teaching of Tercho by
Padmasambhava Padmasambhava ('Born from a Lotus'), also known as Guru Rinpoche ('Precious Guru'), was a legendary tantric Buddhist Vajracharya, Vajra master from Oddiyana. who fully revealed the Vajrayana in Tibet, circa 8th – 9th centuries... He is consi ...
in the Kagyu school. He was the shortest-lived of all the Karmapas. Like the 10th Karmapa before him, he left a detailed letter referring to his next incarnation.The Eleventh Karmapa Yeshe Dorje


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dorje, Yeshe 1676 births 1702 deaths 11 17th-century Tibetan people 18th-century Tibetan people