Karmapa
Britishnoun
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In history, the Karmapa is 900 years old and has always been the spiritual leader of Tibet, but never climbed into a political position.
From Newsweek ● Apr. 29, 2010
The Karmapa already has a lot of responsibilities, so others have to consider that.
From Newsweek ● Apr. 29, 2010
But this bespectacled man is also thought to be the latest reincarnation of the 900-year-old Karmapa, the spiritual leader of one of Tibetan Buddhism's four schools.
From Newsweek ● Apr. 29, 2010
The authenticity of the "prediction letter" you cite naming Ogyen Trinley Dorje as Karmapa has been widely questioned.
From Time Magazine Archive
As the Karmapa, Tibetan Buddhism's third-ranking personage, he has carried the immeasurable burden of his people's expectations, supernatural and worldly, since he was first recognized at age 7 by a religious search party.
From Time Magazine Archive
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