# History of the Sixteen Karmapas of Tibet

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- Authors: [Karma Thinley](https://www.bookquiver.com/karma-thinley), [Chögyam Trungpa](https://www.bookquiver.com/chogyam-trungpa), [Reginald A. Ray](https://www.bookquiver.com/reginald-a-ray)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2001-05-01

## Description

The Karmapa is the spiritual leader of the Karma Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism. The present Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, is the sixteenth of the line which began with Dusum Khyenpa, the first Karmapa,...

## Editions

### History of the Sixteen Karmapas of Tibet

- Publisher: shambhala
- ISBN: 978-15-7062-644-9
- Pages: 160
- Published: 2001-05-01
- Language: en_US