13th Karmapa, Dudul Dorje

Karmapa of Kagyu Tibetan Buddhism (1733–1797) December 2009 13th Karmapa, Dudul Dorje Dudul Dorje.jpg 1733 Champa Drongsar, Tibet 1797 1733 Tibetan Buddhism Kagyu Karmapa 12th Karmapa, Changchub Dorje 14th Karmapa, Theckchok Dorje thumb|Dudul Dorje, 13th Karmapa, detail of 19th-century painting from the Rubin Museum of Art The 13th Karmapa, Dudul Dorje (1733–1797) was the 13th Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. Born in Champa Drongsar and recognized by Gyaltsab Rinpoche at the age of four, he received an education in the monastery from the age of eight by both the Kagyu and the Nyingma schools. Dudul Dorje became head of the school at the age of 31. He was known for his great love for animals. According to sources, he rescued the Jokhang temple in Lhasa from flooding by placing a kata (white scarf) over the statue of Jowo Shakyamuni Buddha. External links "THE THIRTEENTH GYALWA KARMAPA, Dudul Dorje" Further reading Thinley Karma The History of Sixteen Karmapas of Tibet 2008 Prajna Press USA 978-1-57062-644-9 150 Changchub Dorje Reincarnation of the Karmapa Thekchok Dorje Category:1733 births Category:1797 deaths 13 Category:18th-century lamas Category:18th-century Tibetan people