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| − | ::''For Nyala Rinpoche Rigdzin Changchub Dorje, see [[Nyala Rinpoche]]. | + | ::''For [[Nyala Rinpoche Rigdzin Changchub Dorje]], see [[Nyala Rinpoche]]. |
| − | Changchub Dorje (1703–1732), also Chanchub Dorje, was the twelfth Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. | + | [[Changchub Dorje]] (1703–1732), also Chanchub [[Dorje]], was the twelfth [[Gyalwa Karmapa]], {{Wiki|head}} of the [[Kagyu]] School of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. |
| − | Changchub Dorje was born in Chile Chakhor in the kingdom of Derge in Kham. According to the legend, he said at the age of two months: "I am Karmapa." He was discovered by a search party and was recognized as Karmapa by Palchen Chökyi Döndrup, the eighth Shamarpa. | + | [[Changchub Dorje]] was born in Chile Chakhor in the {{Wiki|kingdom}} of [[Derge]] in [[Kham]]. According to the legend, he said at the age of two months: "I am [[Karmapa]]." He was discovered by a search party and was [[recognized]] as [[Karmapa]] by Palchen Chökyi Döndrup, the eighth [[Shamarpa]]. |
| − | Tibet had become politically unstable during the reign of the 7th Dalai Lama, because the Dzungars and China tried to gain control of the government. Changchub Dorje and the eighth Shamarpa decided to make a Buddhist pilgrimage to Nepal, India and China. After they returned, they were once again invited by the emperor of China, however both the Karmapa and the Shamarpa got sick during the journey and died of smallpox. | + | [[Tibet]] had become {{Wiki|politically}} unstable during the reign of the [[7th Dalai Lama]], because the Dzungars and [[China]] tried to gain control of the government. [[Changchub Dorje]] and the eighth [[Shamarpa]] decided to make a [[Buddhist pilgrimage]] to [[Nepal]], [[India]] and [[China]]. After they returned, they were once again invited by the [[emperor]] of [[China]], however both the [[Karmapa]] and the [[Shamarpa]] got sick during the journey and [[died]] of {{Wiki|smallpox}}. |
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Changchub Dorje (1703–1732), also Chanchub Dorje, was the twelfth Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism.
Changchub Dorje was born in Chile Chakhor in the kingdom of Derge in Kham. According to the legend, he said at the age of two months: "I am Karmapa." He was discovered by a search party and was recognized as Karmapa by Palchen Chökyi Döndrup, the eighth Shamarpa.
Tibet had become politically unstable during the reign of the 7th Dalai Lama, because the Dzungars and China tried to gain control of the government. Changchub Dorje and the eighth Shamarpa decided to make a Buddhist pilgrimage to Nepal, India and China. After they returned, they were once again invited by the emperor of China, however both the Karmapa and the Shamarpa got sick during the journey and died of smallpox.
