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Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the 17th Karmapa

His Holiness Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, is the reborn head of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. His story includes a daring escape from Tibet and the challenge of another claimant to the title of Karmapa.

Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa

Ogyen Trinley Dorje (b. 1985), the reincarnated Gyalwa Karmapa, is a soft-spoken and studious young man surrounded by global controversy.
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