RADIANT COMPASSION: GLIMPSES OF THE LIFE OF THE 16TH GYALWA KARMAPA
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May the Victory Banner of Dharma  ...
by HH the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa


May the victory banner of dharma, never waning, fly in the ten directions.
May the fruItition of dharma, cool peace in the world,
Evolve into the final ground of dharma, the attainment of nirvana.
May the tireless victory banner of dharma be planted.
Representing the abundant prosperity and richness of Jambudvipa, the southern continent.
May the white parasol of the sun and the moon, peace and existence, be raised in a hundred directions.
Underneath a honey rainfall of the victor’s teachings,
May the swiftness of the chariot deliver all difficult to tame beings to the great bhumis.
May this be the great feast that we enjoy this year.
 
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All the different kinds of suffering …
by HH the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa 

All the different kinds of suffering wandering being undergo,
Are like an illusory wheel.
From the moment they appear they shine as a pure mandala.
The suchness to a hundred families emanates into an ocean of
Pure realms.
This is the great play of variety, bliss-emptiness.
 
Now, with in changeless, spontaneous transparency,
I shall bestow upon you students the inspiration of the heart of 
uncontaminated wisdom,
The breath which mixes mother and child as one taste.
 
Kye ho! Listen, O children of noble family.
Having made the bodhicittas of aspiration and application your ground,’
Remain within self-illuminating self-awareness, beyond thought and inexpressible.
The fruition is made the path, the great equal taste of bliss-emptiness.
If you can perform this conduct without fixation or effort,
You will experience self-liberation on the spot, the very ground of the 
fruition, mahamudra. 
 
 
~ His Holiness the 16th Karmapa
 
 
Spoken during the year of the Wood Horse, 1954.
 
Thanks to Jerzy Kunowski for sending me the two texts, beforehand published on
http://www.theroaringlions.com/karmapas_poetry.html (dead link).
Any information concerning where to find the original Tibetan text and who translated it are warmly welcome. Please send me a message (Please click here). Thanks a lot!

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  • Welcome
  • the latest posts
  • Words of His Holiness
    • Prophecies >
      • Prophecy 1944
    • Vajrasongs >
      • Spontaneous Vajrasong at the Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Shri Nalanda Shedra in Rumtek
      • More vajrasongs and teachings
    • Words of Advice >
      • Towards Illumination
      • Short Wisdom Quotes
      • Interview 1980
      • Compassion -- the Language of the Bodhisattva
      • Western Visitor's Interview
    • Long-life prayers by HH the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa
    • Letter to European Disciples 1978
    • Words of His Holiness the 16th Karmapa: From Social Media, Part One
    • Guidelines for Buddhist Studies in the Karma Kagyu School
  • A book about HH the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa
    • Presentation of the book about HH the 16th Karmapa >
      • Interviews
  • Short Biography of HH the 16th Karmapa
  • Extracts from Radiant Compassion
    • Table of Contents
    • prefaces and introduction
    • From Volume One, Chapter One >
      • Enthronement in Tsurphu
      • Lama Tönsang about Tsurphu
      • Tireless Dharma activity despite escalating violence
      • Garchen
    • From Volume One, Chaper Two: Travel to Nepal, Bhutan and India >
      • Birth of a Buddha
      • Construction of the Rumtek Monastery
      • travels
      • Minor Obstacles Abroad
      • The First Western Students
      • The 16th Karmapa in the USA 1974
      • extracts of volume two >
        • Vienna 1977
        • Laying of the Foundation Stone of the KIBI
        • HH the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa's Parinirvana
        • Birdstories
        • Steve Roth Supreme Lord of Compassion
        • The Black Crown of the Karmapas
        • Moments that Changed Entire Lives
        • Bardor Rinpoche
        • Peace!
  • Who's the Karmapa?
  • Press articles about HH the 16th Karmapa
    • Visit in Rumtek 1965
    • The Priest and the Pekinese
    • Sickness and Parirvana
    • Visit in Rumtek 1965
  • Videos
  • background
    • rumtek shedra >
      • additional information >
        • dates
        • risks
  • bibliography
  • background informations
    • Predictions of the Karmapa by Buddha Shakyamuni and Padmasambhava
  • mistakes and modifications
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    • Letter to Prime Minister Nehru
  • Victory banner of the Dharma
  • Interview with HH the 16th Karmapa, New York City 1980.
  • 50 years Karmapas in the West
    • Achi Tsepal: Karmapa in New York 1974
    • Visit to the Hopi Nation
    • Meeting with the Pope 1975
    • Karmapa in the UK by Samten de Wet
    • In Dordogne
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  • Bookorders Volume One and Two
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  • HH the Dalai Lama: My Friendship with the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa