Thegchog Dorje
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Tibetan script :
ཐེག་ མཆོག་ རྡོ་ རྗེ་
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Wylie transliteration : theg mchog rdo rje
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Thegchog Dorje ( Tib . Theg mchog rdo rje ; * 1798 /99 Kham , † 1868 /69) of 14 was Karmapa of the Karma Kagyu -School of Tibetan Buddhism .
Life
The 14th Karmapa Thegchog Dorje was recognized by the 8th Gyelwang Drugpa Künsig Chökyi Nangwa (1768–1822), the owner of the letter left by Düdul Dorje with the prediction of his next birth. He was later enthroned by the 9th Tai Situpa Pema Nyinche Wangpo (1774-1853). Künsig Chökyi Nangwa and Pema Nyinche Wangpo taught him.
Thegchog Dorje was a gifted poet, liked philosophical debates and participated in the Rime movement. Many well-known students of Tibetan Buddhism ( Vajrayana ) at the time of Tegchog Dorje were very interested in an exchange of their respective traditions. Among his most famous students were Kongtrül Lodrö Thaye and the treasure hunter Choggyur Lingpa (1829-1870), from whom he also received Tantras of the Nyingmapa .
Choggyur Lingpa also had important visions of future Karmapas, up to the twenty-first. These visions were documented in a thangka . The 14th Karmapa's spiritual heir was Kongtrül Lodrö Thaye. Thegchog Dorje gave teachings in large parts of Tibet and recognized the 10th Tai Situpa Pema Künsang Chögyel (1854–1885). He died at the age of 71, leaving a letter with predictions of his next birth. Kongtrül Lodrö Thaye was now the main lineage holder of the Karma Kagyu.
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| SURNAME | Thegchog Dorje |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thekchok Dorje; theg mchog rdo rje |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Tibetan Buddhist, fourteenth Lama in the Karmapas incarnation |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1798 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kham |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1868 |