• Spoke the mantra, Om Mani Padme Hung, as soon as he was born in Kongpo Province in central Tibet.
  
  
• Manifested the ability of the Karmapa to perform extraordinary activities, such as spontaneously reading books and receiving many profound teaching in his dreams at a young age.
  
  
• Received the formal transmissions of both the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages from the great Nyingma guru Yungtonpa, the third Karmapa's spiritual heir.
  
  
• Invited by Chinese Emperor Toghon Temur, Rolpe Dorje gave teaching and established many temples and monasteries in China.
  
  
• Rolpe Dorje passed into parinirvana in eastern Tibet.  Among many of his students, the Khacho Wangpo, the second Shamar Rinpoche who became the next lineage holder.
  

The Fourth Karmapa Rolpe Dorje
(1340-1383)

The Fifth Karmapa Dezhin Shekpa (1384-1415)

The Sixth Karmapa Thongwa Donden (1416-1453)

The Seventh Karmapa Chodrak Gyatso (1454-1506)

The Eighth Karmapa Mikyo Dorje (1507-1554)

The Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje (1556-1603)

The Tenth Karmapa Choying Dorje (1604-1674)

The Eleventh Karmapa Yeshe Dorje (1676-1702)

The Twelfth Karmapa Changchub Dorje (1703-1732)

The Thirteenth Karmapa Dudul Dorje (1733-1797)

The Fourteenth Karmapa Thekchok Dorje (1798-1868)

The Fifteenth Karmapa Khakhyab Dorje (1871-1922)

The Sixteenth Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje (1924-1981)

The Seventeenth Gyalwa Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje (1985-Present)