| 15th Karmapa, Khakyab Dorje | |
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| Date of birth: | 1871 |
| Place of birth: | Sheikor, Tsang, Tibet |
| Birth name: | Khakyab Dorje |
| Date of death: | 1922 |
| Place of death: | ? |
| School: | Vajrayana |
| Practice School: | Kagyu |
| Lineage: | Karma Kagyu |
| Order: | N/A |
| Titles/Honours: | Karmapa, Rinpoche, His Holiness |
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The 15th Karmapa, Khakyab Dorje (Tibetan: མཁའ་ཁྱབ་རྡོ་རྗེ; 1871–1922 or 1870–1921)[1] was born in Sheikor village in Tsang, central Tibet. Sources state that at his birth he spoke the Chenrezig mantra, and at five he was able to read scriptures. He was recognized as the 15th Karmapa, and enthroned at six years of age by the 9th Kyabgon Drukchen.[2]
Khakyab Dorje had at least five consorts, and two of his sons were recognized as great tulkus.[3] The 15th Karmapa's numerous sons and daughters were instrumental in reviving several eastern Tibetan transmission lineages that were at risk of dying out.[4]
- ^ "མཁའ་ཁྱབ་རྡོ་རྗེ". Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center. Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center.
- ^ "The 15th Karmapa Khakyab Dorje". karmapa.org.
- ^ Gobel, Detlev and Knoll, Claudia, "The Tantric Consorts and Children of the 15th Karmapa, Buddhism Today, Spring/Summer 2020 issue 45 p 38-41
- ^ Nydhal, Ole (2019). The Four Foundational Practices of the Diamond Way: Preparation for the Great Seal. Ontario WI: Diamond Way Press. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-9752954-4-1.