H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
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His Holiness the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, Visits the U.S.
One of the most revered Buddhist leaders in the world, HH the 17th Karmapa, the spiritual leader of the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, will be making an historic visit to the United States, May 15-June 2, 2008. This will be his first visit to North America during which he will give public talks and will visit Buddhist centers in three cities: New York, NY; Boulder, CO; and Seattle, WA.
The Karmapa is the leader of the Kagyu tradition, one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The present Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, is the 17th reincarnation in an unbroken succession dating back over 800 years. Karmapa literally means, "The embodiment of all the activities of the Buddha." For centuries, the Karmapas have served as great spiritual teachers and meditation masters, venerated as enlightened sages.
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