History of the Karmapas: The Odyssey of the Tibetan Masters with the Black Crown

The Karmapas, an ancient lineage of reincarnated Tibetan masters, are revered as spiritual leaders by Tibetans and Tibetan Buddhist practitioners worldwide. Like the Dalai Lamas, each newly incarnated Karmapa is identified in childhood by miraculous signs and deeds. This rich set of biographies elucidates the way each individual Karmapa has embodied the tradition's teachings, from the first Karmapa (1110-1193) to the present Karmapa, now in his twenties.