Karmapa Khenno - H.H. the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje

Karmapa Khenno, Karmapa Khenno, Karmapa Khenno

Karmapa means “the one who carries out buddha-activity” or “the embodiment of all the activities of the buddhas”. Khenno means know me, remember me. 

One of the most important practice in Tibetan Buddhism is Guru Yoga, meditation and mantra on the spiritual head and teacher of the tradition, which is seen as living Buddha, embodiment of three kayas and 10 bhumi (extraordinary powers). 

In Kagyu tradition the head Lama is Gyalwa Karmapa and his mantra is Karmapa Chenno. It is believed sounds of this mantra are directly connected with the enlightened mind of His Holiness Karmapa and carry its enlightened qualities and brings help when it is most necessary for the benefit of student.

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Prior to the birth of the first Karmapa, the arrival of a Buddhist master, who would be known as the Karmapa, had been prophesied by the historical Buddha Shakyamuni and the great tantric master of India, Guru Padmasambhava.  

The Prophecies the coming of the Karmapa in various sutras and tantras. Only a few of the Buddhist masters are prophesied in the sutras and tantras and the Karmapa was certainly one of them. 

From the Samadhiraja Sutra (The King of Samadhi Sutra):

Two thousand years after my passing,

The teachings will spread in the land of the red-faced ones,

Who will be the disciples of Avalokitesvara 

The Bodhisattva Simhanada, known as Karmapa will appear.

Possessing mastery over samadhi, he will tame beings

And establish them in bliss through seeing, hearing, recalling and touching.

Karmapa means “the one who carries out buddha-activity” or “the embodiment of all the activities of the buddhas”. In the Tibetan tradition, great enlightened teachers are said to be able to consciously control their rebirth in order to continue their activity for the benefit of all sentient beings. 

The first Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa, was born in 1110. He was the first of the great Tibetan masters to establish an incarnating lineage of reincarnate Lamas (tulkus) in Tibet. The Karmapas are said to be self-recognized, because each Karmapa normally leaves a letter with their closest students, predicting his next rebirth with detailed information about the rebirth.  

Since his death in 1193, successive Karmapas have incarnated in this form of manifestation in Nirmanakaya body (Sanskirt word) , for sixteen lifetimes so far, and all have played a most important role in preserving and promulgating the Buddhist teachings of Tibet. The present 17th incarnation of the Karmapa is His Holiness Orgyen Trinley Dorje, who was born in Tibet in 1985. 

He is a leading spiritual master of the 21th Century, with a remarkable ability to make the Buddhist teachings relevant in today’s world. His spiritual realisation and his presence, as well as his charisma, clarity and candour captivate old and young alike.

His Holiness is now living in Gyuto Monastery in the Dharamsala region. Thousands of Tibetans, Indian, Nepalese, Bhutanese, Asians, and Westerners visit His Holiness year round.

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