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Revision as of 21:39, 11 May 2006 by KleenupKrew (talk | contribs) (finished wikifying and removed tag)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Rangjung Dorje (rang 'byung rdo rje) (b. 1284 - d. 1339) was the third Karmapa; he supposedly produced a spontaneous black crown at the age of three and declared himself to be the rebirth of Karma Pakshi. Born to a Nyingma family, he received the full transmission of the Nyingma tradition in addition to the Karma Kagyu.
Rangjung Dorje was a noted scholar who composed many significant texts, the most famous of which is the Profound Inner Meaning (zab.mo.nang.don), pinpointing the very essence of Vajrayana. His mastery of both the Kagyu mahamudra and Nyingma dzogchen was widely renowned, and he was a Kalachakra master as well.
He visited China, where the emperor Toghon Temur became his disciple. Upon his death, Ranjung Dorje's face is said to have appeared in the moon there.
| Preceded byKarma Pakshi | Reincarnation of the Karmapa | Succeeded byRolpe Dorje |
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