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| − | [[Thekchok Dorje]] (1798–1868), also | + | [[Thekchok Dorje]] (1798–1868), also [[Thegchog Dorje]], was the fourteenth [[Gyalwa Karmapa]], {{Wiki|head}} of the [[Kagyu]] School of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. |
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| − | [[Thekchok Dorje]] traveled extensively through [[Tibet]] and was very active in the [[Rimé]] {{Wiki|movement}}, which was an attempt to bring all the [[Tibetan]] schools together and find common grounds without attempting to equalize the different schools. He was especially [[interested]] in the exchange of [[knowledge]] between his [[own]] [[Kagyu]] school and the different [[Nyingma]] schools. Thekchok other interests were with [[poetry]], sculpturing and [[dialectic]]. | + | [[Thekchok Dorje]] was born in [[Danang]], [[Kham]] and was [[recognized]] because [[Drukchen Kunzig Chokyi Nangwa]] received a [[letter]] from [[Dudul Dorje]], the [[thirteenth Karmapa]], detailing where his next [[reincarnation]] would be born. He was [[ordained]] at the age of nineteen as a [[monk]]. |
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| + | different schools. He was especially [[interested]] in the exchange of [[knowledge]] between his [[own]] [[Kagyu]] school and the different [[Nyingma]] schools. [[Thekchok]] other interests were with [[poetry]], sculpturing and [[dialectic]]. | ||
His direct successor is not counted, because he [[died]] at the age of three. The [[Gelugpa school]], on the other hand, does count children who are too young to receive [[transmissions]]. | His direct successor is not counted, because he [[died]] at the age of three. The [[Gelugpa school]], on the other hand, does count children who are too young to receive [[transmissions]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:12, 21 August 2024
Thekchok Dorje (1798–1868), also Thegchog Dorje, was the fourteenth Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism.
Thekchok Dorje was born in Danang, Kham and was recognized because Drukchen Kunzig Chokyi Nangwa received a letter from Dudul Dorje, the thirteenth Karmapa, detailing where his next reincarnation would be born. He was ordained at the age of nineteen as a monk.
Thekchok Dorje traveled extensively through Tibet and was very active in the Rimé movement, which was an attempt to bring all the Tibetan schools together and find common grounds without attempting to equalize the
different schools. He was especially interested in the exchange of knowledge between his own Kagyu school and the different Nyingma schools. Thekchok other interests were with poetry, sculpturing and dialectic.
His direct successor is not counted, because he died at the age of three. The Gelugpa school, on the other hand, does count children who are too young to receive transmissions.
