Theg-pa Chog-gi Dorje - the 14th Karmapa (1798 - 1868)Thegchog Dorje was born in the village of Danang in the Kham region of eastern Tibet. He was born in mid-winter, and the histories say that flowers spontaneously blossomed and many rainbows appeared. The baby recited the Sanskrit alphabet. He was recognized by Drukchen Kunzig Chökyi Nangwa, the holder of the thirteenth Karmapa's letter giving the details of his forthcoming reincarnation. He was enthroned and later ordained by the ninth Tai Situpa. The Karmapa received teachings and the lineage transmissions from Situ Pädma Nyinje Wangpo and Drukchen Kunzig Chökyi Nangwa.Thegchog Dorje lived very simply and exemplified the ideal monk. He was gifted in poetry and dialectics and participated in the ri-me (non-sectarian) movement, whereby many noted scholars showed great interest in each others' traditions and teachings. This exchange was particularly intense between the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions, with the Karmapa passing on teachings to Jamgön Kongtrul Rinpoche. Thegchog Dorje received some tantras from the Nyingma visionary treasure-revealer Chogyur Lingpa and those rituals were subsequently introduced into the Tsurphu calendar.Chogyur Lingpa had important visions of future Karmapas, up to the twenty-first. These were noted down and memorialized in a thangka, a Tibetan form of sacred painting. The fourteenth Karmapa's spiritual heir was the great ri-med (non-sectarian) master and prolific author, Jamgön Kongtrul Lodro Thaye. Thegchog Dorje taught widely in Tibet and recognized the tenth Situpa, Pädma Künzang. Thegchog Dorje passed into parinirvana at the age of 71, leaving detailed instructions on his next incarnation.
(Excerpt from the official website of The Gyalwang Karmapa - http://www.kagyuoffice.org)

Theg-pa Chog-gi Dorje - (1798 - 1868)

 

Thegchog Dorje was born in the village of Danang in the Kham region of eastern Tibet. He was born in mid-winter, and the histories say that flowers spontaneously blossomed and many rainbows appeared. The baby recited the Sanskrit alphabet.

He was recognized by Drukchen Kunzig Chökyi Nangwa, the holder of the thirteenth Karmapa's letter giving the details of his forthcoming reincarnation. He was enthroned and later ordained by the ninth Tai Situpa.

The Karmapa received teachings and the lineage transmissions from Situ Pädma Nyinje Wangpo and Drukchen Kunzig Chökyi Nangwa.

Thegchog Dorje lived very simply and exemplified the ideal monk. He was gifted in poetry and dialectics and participated in the ri-med (non-sectarian) movement, whereby many noted scholars showed great interest in each others' traditions and teachings. This exchange was particularly intense between the Kagyud and Nyingma traditions, with the Karmapa passing on teachings to Jamgön Kongtrul Rinpoche.

Thegchog Dorje received some tantras from the Nyingma visionary treasure-revealer Chogyur Lingpa and those rituals were subsequently introduced into the Tsurphu calendar.Chogyur Lingpa had important visions of future Karmapas, up to the twenty-first.

These were noted down and memorialized in a thangka, a Tibetan form of sacred painting. The fourteenth Karmapa's spiritual heir was the great ri-med (non-sectarian) master and prolific author, Jamgön Kongtrul Lodro Thaye. Thegchog Dorje taught widely in Tibet and recognized the tenth Situpa, Pädma Künzang. Thegchog Dorje passed into parinirvana at the age of 71, leaving detailed instructions on his next incarnation.

 

Excerpt from the official website of The Tsurphu Labrang