Rolpe Dorje, 4th Karmapa Lama
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Rolpe Dorje (
third Karmapa's spiritual heir, now very advanced in years. At the age of nineteen, he accepted Toghon Temür's invitation to return to China where he gave teachings for three years and established many temples and monasteries
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On his return to
Gelugpa school, famous for its Dalai Lamas
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When Temur died, the
Manjusri; the founders of Mahayana
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References
- The Kagyu Lineage and the Karmapas
- Ken Holmes, Karmapa, Altea Publishing 1995, ISBN 0-9524555-4-4
- The 4th Gyalwa Karmapa, Rolpe Dorje
- Lama Kunsang, Lama Pemo, Marie Aubèle (2012). History of the Karmapas: The Odyssey of the Tibetan Masters with the Black Crown. Snow Lion Publications, Ithaca, New York. ISBN 1-55939-390-4.
- Thinley, Karma (2008). The History of Sixteen Karmapas of Tibet. USA: Prajna Press. p. 150. ISBN 1-57062-644-8.
Further reading
- "The Fourth Karmapa, Rolpai Dorje". The Treasury of Lives: Biographies of Himalayan Religious Masters. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
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