Karmapa History

The sacred prophecy of twenty-one Incarnations of the Karmapa

17 Karmapas' History:

The Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje (1556-1603)

  • Was born in the Tresho region of eastern Tibet and soon was recognized by Tai Situpa Chokyi Gocha and Shamarpa Konchok Yenlak in accordance with the prediction letter.
  • Received complete Kagyu transmission and gave teachings through out Tibet.
  • Gave teachings and build monasteries in Mongolia, Bhutan, and Sikkim. Rumtek monastery which located in Sikkim subsequently became the Karmapa's seat in India during the early 1960s.
  • Like the eighth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje was also a creative author and wrote many commentaries on Sutras and tantras including The Ocean of Definitive Meaning, Dispelling the Darkness of Ignorance, and Pointing Out the Dharmakaya.
  • At age of forty-eight Wangchuk Dorje passed into parinirvana and left his prediction letter about the next incarnation to the sixth Shamarpa, Chokyi Wangchuk.