Ogyen Trinley Dorje
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| Born: | June 26, 1985 |
| Place of birth: | Kham region, Tibet |
| Religion: | Vajrayana |
| School(s): | Karma Kagyu |
| Title(s): | His Holiness 17th KarmapaCo-claimant along with Thaye Dorje |
| Reincarnation of: | KarmapaCo-claimant along with Thaye Dorje |
| Predecessor(s): | Rangjung Rigpe Dorje |
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Ogyen Trinley Dorje (Tibetan: ཨོ་རྒྱན་འཕྲིན་ལས་རྡོ་རྗེ།; Wylie: O-rgyan 'Phrin-las Rdo-rje) (b. June 26, 1985), also written Urgyen Trinley Dorje (Wylie: U-rgyan 'Phrin-las Rdo-rje; or Orgyen Trinley Dorje or Ugyen Trinley Dorje) is recognized by many as the 17th Karmapa.
The Karmapa is leader of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. Ogyen Trinley Dorje is the more widely accepted of two claimants to that office and title.
Born in Kham, Tibet to largely nomadic parents, Ogyen Trinley Dorje is said to have identified himself to family members as the Karmapa early in childhood. He was seven years old before he was recognized by a search party headed by the Tai Situpa, following instructions left by the previous Karmapa in a prophetic letter and hidden in a locket entrusted to Tai Situpa. Ogyen Trinley Dorje was installed at Tsurphu Monastery (Wylie: Mtshur-phu; ZWPY: Curpu), the traditional seat of the Karmapa in Tibet, where he lived for another seven years.
At the age of 14, he made a bold escape to Nepal and then India[1], arriving at the exile headquarters of Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama in Dharamsala on January 5, 2000. Ogyen Trinley Dorje had felt that he was unable to obtain in China the specialized instruction he needed to complete his studies and to realize his full spiritual authority.
The Shamarpa, who is the second highest Karma Kagyu lama according to the 16th Karmapa and other previous Karmapas, revoked his recognition of Ogyen Trinley Dorje and instead has proclaimed Thaye Dorje (Wylie: Mtha'-yas Rdo-rje), whom he purportedly identified a few years earlier in a dream, as the true Karmapa. Traditionally, Karmapas leave a letter detailing their rebirth to assist in the recognition of their future incarnation, and thus the Shamarpa's recognition through a dream has come under scrutiny. Ogyen Trinley Dorje, is supported by the majority of the Kagyu hierarchy, including two lamas who have played a role in finding previous Karmapas: Tai Situpa and Goshir Gyaltsab Rinpoche (a fourth such lama, the 3rd Jamgon Kongtrul, died early on during the controversy).
Other high Kagyu lamas who support Ogyen Trinley Dorje include the Ninth Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche, the Ninth Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, the Seventh Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche and his Nalandabodhi organization, the Twelfth Surmang Trungpa Rinpoche, the Seventh Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, the Third Tenga Rinpoche, the Venerable Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, the Venerable Bokar Rinpoche, Bardor Tulku Rinpoche, the Venerable Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche (abbot of Karma Triyana Dharmachakra), Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and his organization, Shambhala International, the Venerable Drupon Rinpoche, and Lama Norlha Rinpoche, among others. He is also recognized as Karmapa by the current Dalai Lama and the government of the People's Republic of China.
Also sided with Orgyen Trinley Dorje are tulkus he identified, such as H.E. the Eleventh Pawo Rinpoche, and those identified by Tai Situ Rinpoche such as the Third Kalu Rinpoche. There are now two recognitions of H.E. the Fourth Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, one sided with each Karmapa.
He resides at Gyuto Monastery in Sidhbari, near Dharamsala.
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- ^ Worldbridges Tibet (April 27, 2001). "Press Statement from His Holiness the 17 year old Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje April 27, 2001, Gyuto Ramoche Tantric University, Sidbhari, Distt. Kangra, HP, India". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
[edit] References
- The Dance of 17 Lives : The Incredible True Story of Tibet's 17th Karmapa, by Mick Brown. New York, NY: Bloomsbury USA, 2005. ISBN 1-58234-598-8
- Music in the Sky: The Life, Art & Teachings of the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, by Michele Martin. Ithaca, New York: Snow Lion Press, 2003. ISBN 1-55939-195-2.
- Karmapa of Tibet: The Politics of Reincarnation, by Lea Terhune. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications, 2004. ISBN 0-86171-180-7
[edit] External links
- Karmapa is Coming to the USA!
- The 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje
- 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje Links
- Karma Triyana Dharmachakra- The Office of Ogyen Trinley Dorje's center and branches in the United States
- TIME Magazine article on Karmapa
| Preceded by Rangjung Rigpe Dorje |
Reincarnation of the KarmapaCo-claimant along with Thaye Dorje | Succeeded by n/a |
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