Rolpe Dorje

Rolpe Dorje (1340 - 1383) was the 4th Karmapa.

Rolpe Dorje was born in the province from Kongpo with the central Tibet. At once that it was born, it rose and recited " Om mani padme hum ", will mantra it of Tchenrézi. The secretary of preceding Karmapa, Rinchen Stake, had received instructions which indicated the next reincarnation and, according to the instructions, it found the child.

At the 12 years age, at the time of a voyage in central Tibet, it met Gyalwa Yungtön Dorje Pal. The Karmapa young person told him several events in connection with Rangjung Dorje, the Karmapa precedent. That convainquit Gyalwa Yungtön which the boy was authenticates it reincarnation of its Master. Rolpe Dorje accepted from Gyalwa Yungtön, the spiritual heir to 3rd Karmapa, the formal transmissions of the lines Kagyupa and Nyingmapa.

At 19 years, it accepted the invitation of Toghon Temur in China. After a long voyage and many stages where gave lesson, it arrived at the imperial palace. In China, he taught during 3 years and establishes many temples and monasteries.

With its return to the Tibet, while it was in the area of Tsongkha, the 4th Karmapa conferred laic ordination on a child of which it predicts that it would have a great importance for the Bouddhisme Tibetan. It is about Kunga Nyingpo - " Tsong Khapa " - the future founder of the school Gelugpa, celebrates for the Dalaï Lama S.

When Temur died, the Mongolian dynasty ended and was replaced by the Dynastie Ming. The new emperor invited the 4th Karmapa, which declined the invitation but sent a large LAMA to its place. The 4th Karmapa composed of marvellous mystical songs during its life, and he was an achieved poet, founded in Indian poetry.

One also remembers it because it created an immense painting (thangka) while following the vision of one of its students, who had imagined a representation of the Buddha on 100 meters.

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