Contents Radiant Compassion Volume Two
Part 1:
Biography of H. H. the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa
The Years 1975-1978
In India and Nepal
Around the World a Second Time
Visit to the US
Visit to the East Coast
Karmapa Visits His European Seat
Germany – The Sleeping Spiritual Giant
New Centers in Scandinavia
Further Journey Through Europe
Onward journey to Belgium
The Dharma King in the United Kingdom
Departure from Europe
Chapter Two
The Years 1978-1981
Founding and Renovation of Centers in India
Life in Rumtek Monastery
Encounters in Rumtek, Delhi, and Kolkata
The Third Trip around the World
Welcome in New York
Visit to Colorado
Unusual Encounter in California
The Birth of the Monastery Karma Triyana Dharmachakra
In the “Mandala” of Power
In North-East US and Canada
Eventful days in Ontario
Visits to Southeast Asia
Chapter Three
Karmapa’s Farewell
The Last Great Teaching
Leaving Rumtek
Treatment in Hong Kong
“Your Holiness, you are dying.”
Return of the Kudung
Cremation Day
Eulogy
Part 2
Buddha Activity of the
16th Gyalwa Karmapa 209
Knower of the Three Times 211
How Karmapa found tulkus 216
How Karmapa Helped after Death 232
Karmapa and Animals 236
The Parents of Karmapa’s Disciples 250
Did Karmapa Speak Other Languages? 252
Karmapa Loved Children 254
Miracles everywhere 257
“No Politics, Dirty Business!” 262
Women Were Equal in Karmapa’s View # 266
Moments that Changed Entire Lives 269
Accounts of How Karmapa Taught 276
The Black Pills of the Karmapa 279
Spontaneous Healing 283
Karmapa’s Vision for the Establishment of the Dharma in the West 285
Karmapa and the Vinaya 288
The Black Crown of the Karmapas: Liberation Through Seeing 290
The Mantra Karmapa Khyenno 302
Part 3
Encounters with the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa
Lama Gendün Rinpoche 309
Nedo Kuchung Rinpoche 314
Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche 317
Bardor Tulku Rinpoche 319
Karma Trinlay Rinpoche 323
Traleg Khandro 325
Hannah Nydahl: 327
Lama Ole Nydahl 332
David Nichtern 334
Phil Budin 337
Tara Diane Budin 339
Dale Brozosky 343
Christian Bruyat: 347
Franz Ritter: 350
Hans-Harald Niemeyer: 351
Friedel Kremer: 355
Achi Tsepal 357
Larry & Girija Brilliant 363
Erik Pema Kunsang 371
Lama Yorgos Theofanus (Zopa Gyamtso) 372
Peter Volz 374
Robert Sachs 377
Bart Mendel 381
Steve Roth 386
Dr. Andrea Loseries-Leick 389
Erik Weiss 395
Jean-Louis Massoubre 397
John Seonaidh Perks 403
Dr. Dwight McKee 404
Eleanor Mannikka 407
Western Visitors’ Interview with His Holiness the 16th Karmapa 411
Part 4
Words of the
16th Gyalwa Karmapa
Towards the Supreme Illumination 416
Acknowledgements 421
Dedication 423
Glossary: Persons and places 424
Further Reading and Viewing 431
Photo Credits
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