Mipham Chokyi Lodro

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Birth Date:
27.10.1952
Death date:
11.06.2014
Length of life:
61
Days since birth:
26443
Years since birth:
72
Days since death:
3937
Years since death:
10
Extra names:
Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche
Cemetery:
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Mipham Chokyi Lodro (27 October 1952 - 11 June 2014), also known as Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche, was the 14th Shamarpa of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. The Shamarpa is the second most important teacher of the Karma Kagyu school after the Karmapa. The Karmapas are sometimes referred to as the Black Hat Lamas, referring to their Black Crown.

The second Karmapa, Karma Pakshi, prophesied that 'future Karmapas shall manifest in two Nirmanakaya forms'. Later the third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje presented his principal student, Khedrup Drakpa Senge, a ruby-red crown which was an exact replica of his own Black Crown. The Karmapa explained that it symbolised their identical nature and so the lineage of the Shamarpas started.

The 14th Shamarpa was recognised by the 16th Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje. During his lifetime, the Shamarpa was a central figure in the current controversy within the Karma Kagyu lineage. He recognised Trinley Thaye Dorje as the current (17th) Karmapa, as opposed to Ogyen Trinley Dorje, of whom other high lamas within the lineage recognised to be the current Karmapa, as does the 14th Dalai Lama and civil authorities in the People's Republic of China.

While giving teachings, the 14th Shamarpa died in Renchen, Germany, on 11 June 2014 due to a sudden heart attack.

Source: wikipedia.org

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