H.H. 17th Gyalwang Karmapa was born in 1985 to a nomadic family in Tibet. His recognition in 1992 was guided by the prediction letter left by his predecessor, the 16th Karmapa, and later confirmed by the His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
At the end 1999, in a heroic escape over the Himalayas, the 17th Karmapa fled from communist-occupied Tibet to Dharamsala, India, were he was warmly greeted by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The 17th Karmapa has since been residing as the Dalai Lama’s guest at Gyüto Monastery, from which he directs his vast and international activities.
His Holiness has visited the U.S. twice—in 2008 and 2011—both times paying a short visit to KPL. His main seat in North America is Karma Triyana Dharmachakra.
Photo of H.H. 17th Karmapa by Sarite Sanders.
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