Sikkim CM Greets 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje On His 40th birthday

In Tibet, such events are considered auspicious portents of the birth of an enlightened teacher.

Sikkim Chief Minister, Prem Singh Tamang on Thursday greeted the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje on his 40th birthday.

Chief Minister, Tamag wrote on X,” On behalf of the people of Sikkim, I extend my heartfelt greetings and warmest wishes to His Holiness, the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje on the auspicious ocassion of his birthday. I offer my sincere prayers for his long life, good health and continued spiritual leadership. May the radiant light and his profound wisdom forever illuminate our path and guide us through life’s journey. May his divine presence and timeless teachings continue to inspire us all, spreading peace, joy and compassion throughout the world.”

The 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje was born on June 26, 1985, in Lhatok, Tibet. The present Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, is the 17th in the line of Karmapa incarnations.

In June 1985 a son was born into a nomad family in the Lhatok region of Eastern Tibet. In the months prior to his birth, his mother had wonderful dreams. On the day of his birth, a cuckoo landed on the tent in which he was born, and many people in the neighborhood heard a mysterious conch-like sound, resounding throughout the valley. In Tibet, such events are considered auspicious portents of the birth of an enlightened teacher.

The young nomad boy was called Apo Gaga, “Happy Brother”. From the beginning, his family regarded him as special, and believed that he might be the reincarnation of a rinpoche.

Karmapa means the embodiment of all the activities of the buddhas, or the one who carries out buddha-activity. In the Tibetan tradition, great enlightened teachers are said to be able to consciously control their rebirth in order to continue their activity for the benefit of all sentient beings.

The first Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa, was born in 1110. He was the first of the great Tibetan masters to establish an incarnating lineage. Since his death in 1193, successive Karmapas have incarnated in this form of manifestation body (Skt. nirmanakaya), for sixteen lifetimes so far, and all have played a most important role in preserving and promulgating the Buddhist teachings of Tibet.

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