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Portrait of Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama

Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama

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Third Karmapa, an important figure in the history of Tibetan Buddhism

About Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama

The 3rd Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje (Tibetan: རང་འབྱུང་རྡོ་རྗེ་, Wylie: rang 'byung rdo rje) (1284–1339) was the 3rd Gyalwa Karmapa and head of the Karma Kagyu school, the largest school within the Kagyu tradition. He was an important figure in the history of Tibetan Buddhism, who helped to spread Buddha-nature teachings in Tibet.

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Known for
Profound Inner Meaning, Rnam shes dang ye shes ʼbyed paʼi rtsa gzhung dang deʼi ʼgrel pa gsal byed lung gi ʼod zer gyi sa bcad sbrags ma bzhugs so, Rnal ʼbyor gyi dbaṅ phyug Mi-la Bźad-pa-rdo-rjeʼi gsuṅ mgur mdzod nag ma źes pa Karma-pa Raṅ-byuṅ-rdo-rjes phyogs gcig tu bkod pa bźugs so
Born
1284
Died
1339-01-01

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Rangjung Dorje.jpg — Wikimedia CommonsRangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama on Wikidata3rd Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje — Wikipedia