HH the 14th Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche, Mipham Chokyi Lodro

Shamarpa (Tibetan: ཞྭ་དམར་པ་; Wylie: Zhwa-dmar-pa; literally, "Person (i. The Tibetan script is an Abugida of Indic origin used to write the Tibetan language as well as the Dzongkha language, Ladakhi language The Wylie transliteration scheme is a method for transliterating the Tibetan script using the keys on a typical English language Typewriter. e. Holder) of the Red Crown")^[1], also known as Shamar Rinpoche or more formally H. H. Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche is a lineage holder of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism and the mind manifestation of Amitabha Buddha, He is traditionally associated with Yangpachen monastery near Lhasa. The Kagyu or Kagyupa school also known as the " Oral Lineage " or Whispered Transmission school is one of four main schools of Himalayan Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including Amitābha ( Sanskrit: अमिताभ Amitābha (wordstem pronunciation; Chinese: 阿彌陀佛 Ēmítuó Fó; Tibetan: འོད་དཔག་མེད་ Yangbajain is a town approximately 87 kilometers (54 miles north-west of Lhasa, halfway to Damxung in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Lhasa, ( in English l̥ʰásə or in Tibetan; Chinese: 拉萨 Pinyin: Lāsà sometimes spelled Lasa, is the administrative capital of the

The first Shamarpa, Khedrup Drakpa Senge (1283-1349), was the principal disciple of the third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje. The Karmapa (officially His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa) is the head of the Karma Kagyu, the largest sub-school of the Kagyupa ( Tibetan Rangjung Dorje ( Wylie: rang 'byung rdo rje) (b 1284 - d 1339 was the third Karmapa, an important figure in the history of Tibetan Buddhism Rangjung Dorje gave this disciple a ruby-red crown and the title Shamarpa, establishing the second line of reincarnate lamas in Tibetan Buddhism, Karmapa being the first. This as taken to be the fulfillment of a prediction of the second Karmapa, Karma Pakshi, who said "Future Karmapas will manifest in two forms". Karma Pakshi ( 1203 &ndash 1283) was the 2nd Gyalwa Karmapa. He was a child prodigy who had already acquired a broad understanding of Dharma philosophy When the fourth Karmapa, Rolpe Dorje, returned the red crown to the second Shamarpa, he recalled Karma Pakshi's prediction, saying, "You are the one manifestation, while I am the other. Therefore, the responsibility to maintain the continuity of the teachings of the Kagyu lineage rests equally on you as it does on me. " The Shamarpa is often referred to as the "Red-hat Karmapa," especially in early Kagyu texts.

The Shamarpa lineage

The successive Shamarpa reincarnations are listed in "The Garland of Moon Water Crystal" by the 8th Tai Situpa Chökyi Jungne and Belo Tsewang Künkhyab. In Tibetan Buddhism the Tai Situpa is one of the oldest lineages of Tulkus (reincarnated Lamas in the Kagyu school ^[2]

1. Khedrup Drakpa Senge, (1284-1349)
2. Shamar Khachö Wangpo, (1350-1405)
3. Shamar Chöpal Yeshe, (1406-1452)
4. Shamar Chokyi Drakpa Yeshe Pal Zangpo, (1453-1526)
5. Shamar Köncho Yenlak,(1526-1583)
6. Shamar Mipan Chökyi Wangchuk,(1584-1629)
7. Shamar Yeshe Nyinpo, (1631-1694)
8. Palchen Chökyi Döndrup, (1695-1732) was born in Yilmo, Nepal and was taken to Tibet aged 7. Year 1732 ( MDCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. He received teachings and instructions from the 11th Karmapa before his death. The Shamarpa in turn, recognized and enthroned Changchub Dorje as the 12th Karmapa and acted as his Root-guru. Changchub Dorje (1703-1732 also Chanchub Dorje, was the twelfth Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. ^[3]
9. Könchog Geway Yungnay,(1733-1741) was born in Paro in Bhutan, and was discovered by the 13th Karmapa, Dudul Dorje but lived only until age nine ^[3]
10. Mipam Chödrup Gyamtso,(1742-1793) was the step-brother of the 6th Panchen Lama, Lobsang Palden Yeshe. Year 1733 ( MDCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1741 ( MDCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Kingdom of Bhutan (buːˈtɑːn is a Landlocked nation in South Asia. Dudul Dorje (1733-1797 was the thirteenth Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Panchen Lama ( Tibetan: པན་ཆེན་བླ་མ་ Chinese: 班禪喇嘛 is the second highest ranking Lama after the Dalai Lama Lobsang Palden Yeshe (1738–1780 ( was the Sixth Panchen Lama of Tashilhunpo Monastery in Tibet. A dispute over his claim to his step-brother's material inheritance led to an armed conflict in which the Sharmapa conspired with the Nepalese Gurkha army in 1788^[4][5]. Prithvi Naraya Shahdev and Sri Teen Maharaja Jung Bahadur The Way of Sacrifice The Rajputs Pages 28-30 Graduate Thesis South Asian Studies Department Dr This, and other disputes between the Gelug and Kagyu schools led to the exile from Tibet of the Shamarpa and a legal ban by the Tibetan government on further Shamarpa incarnations^[3] This ban remained in place until after the Dalai Lama lost power in Tibet during the 1950s, although it was later revealed that the Karmapa had recognized reincarnations of the Shamarpa secretly during the intervening period. The Gelug or Gelug-pa, also known as the Yellow Hat sect, is a school of Buddhism founded by Tsongkhapa (1357–1419 a Philosopher The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive
11. Unknown, presumed forced into hiding by the Tibetan government.
12. Tugsay Jamyang,(1895-1947) was the son of the 15th Karmapa^[3]
13. Tinlay Kunchap, an infant who survived only a little over a year,(1948-1950)
14. Mipham Chokyi Lodro, (1952 - )

Present Shamarpa

The present (14th) Shamarpa is Mipham Chokyi Lodro, born in Derge, Tibet in 1952. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The fifteenth Karmapa, Khakyab Dorje (1871-1922 spoke the mantra of Chenrezig " Om mani peme hung " at his birth in Sheikor village in Tsang province Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mipham Chokyi Lodro is the 14th and current (as of 2008 Shamarpa. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mipham Chokyi Lodro is the 14th and current (as of 2008 Shamarpa. Dêgê County () is a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in China's Sichuan province Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. At age four he was recognized by his uncle the 16th Karmapa. ^[6]He remained with the 16th Karmapa until his death in 1981. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 He received the entire cycle of Kagyu teachings from H. H. 16th Karmapa. After the death of the 16th Karmapa, Shamarpa recognized Thaye Dorje as the 17th Karmapain 1994 (see Karmapa controversy). The sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpei Dorje ( August 14, 1924 &ndash November 5, 1981) ( Wylie Rang 'byung rig pa'i Trinley Thaye Dorje ( (born 6 May, 1983, Lhasa, Tibet) is recognized by a number of Buddhist groups as a 17th Karmapa. The Karmapa (officially His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa) is the head of the Karma Kagyu, the largest sub-school of the Kagyupa ( Tibetan The recognition of the Seventeenth Karmapa, the head of the Karma Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism, has been the subject of controversy

The 14th Shamarpa presently resides in India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country

References

1. ^ Karmapa International Buddhist Institute's translation team. . A Brief History of the Karmapa-Shamarpa Lineages. Retrieved on 2008-05-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne
2. ^ Khenpo Chodrag Tenpel. A brief account of the successive Shamarpa reincarnations. Retrieved on 2008-05-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne
3. ^ ^{a b c d} The Shamarpa Reincarnations. Retrieved on 2008-05-24. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned
4. ^ Norbu, Thubten Jigme and Turnbull, Colin. 1968. Tibet: Its History, Religion and People. Reprint: Penguin Books, 1987, p. 272.
5. ^ Stein, R. A. (1972) Tibetan Civilization, p. 88. Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-0806-1 (cloth); ISBN 0-8047-0901-7 (pbk)
6. ^ Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche. Retrieved on 2008-05-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne

External links

• The Shamarpa Official web site