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Today is the anniversary of the 16th Karmapa’s parinirvana

Friday, November 5th, 2010
16th Karmapa in Rumtek 1978 (Photo: Peter Mannox)

16th Karmapa in Rumtek 1978 (Photo: Peter Mannox)

Today, 5 November, is the anniversary of the parinirvana of H.H. 16th Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje in 1981. We reproduce an excerpt from Reginald A. Ray’s book Secret of the Vajra World – The Tantric Buddhism of Tibet (Shambhala, 2001) which presents the 1981 interview with Dr. Mitchell Levy, the 16th Karmapa’s personal physician, who was together with Karmapa during the last remarkable moments of his life.

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