Urgyen Trinley Dorje

Urgyen Trinley Dorje (Wylie transliteration: U-rgyan Phrin-las Rdo-rje) (b. June 26, 1985), also spelled Ogyen Trinley Dorje (and Orgyen Trinley Dorje & Ugyen Trinely Dorje) is recognized by many followers as the 17th Karmapa, leader of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.

References

Karmapa of Tibet: The Politics of Reincarnation, by Lea Terhune.

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Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications, 2004. ISBN: 0861711807

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The Dance of 17 Lives : The Incredible True Story of Tibet's 17th Karmapa,

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by Mick Brown. New York, NY: Bloomsbury USA, 2005. ISBN: 1582345988

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Music in the Sky: The Life, Art & Teachings of the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, by Michele Martin. Ithaca, New York: Snow Lion Press, 2003. ISBN 1559391952.

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