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Karmapa

British  
/ ˈkɑːməpə /

noun

  1. the head of the Kagyupa, Karma Kagyu or Black Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism, third in importance in the hierarchy of lamas

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Emmanuel Dunand AFP-Getty Images The Karmapa, a Buddhist holy man in exile from Tibetan China, could become the next Dalai Lama.

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 Karmapa already has a lot of responsibilities, so others have to consider that.

From Newsweek Apr. 29, 2010

Yet he appeared to have left one task undone: the penning of the traditional poem that would help his followers find his reincarnated self -- and thus the next Karmapa.

From Time Magazine Archive

In September 1992 Ugen Thinley was officially enthroned as the 17th Karmapa in Tibet's Tsurphu Monastery.

From Time Magazine Archive

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