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Q. Rinpoche
said that the great terton master Chogyur Lingpa had written down prophecies about the 1st
to the 21st Karmapa. What had he written about the prophecy for the 17th Karmapa? A. Chogyur Lingpa was a contemporary
of the 13th Karmapa. The predictions were really for the 14th through to the 21st
reincarnations. On the prediction about the 17th Karmapa, not much was written.
Nevertheless, several important points were recorded. The first important point in the
record mentions that the Karmapa was together with Tai Situ Rinpoche on a mountain with
plenty of rocks and lush trees. Their minds are inseparably joined as one. On the 15th
Karmapa, the record states that he achieved great accomplishment in his yoga practice of
meditating on the bindus. The fact that the 15th Karmapa had dakinis with him showed that
he did engage in the yoga practice mentioned in the prediction. The prediction on the 16th
Karmapa was rather special. The record mentions a double storey building. The 16th
Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje was seated on the ground floor and a statue of Sakyamuni
Buddha was placed on the first floor. This illustration clearly shows that the 16th
Karmapa was a very pure bikkhu. It also shows that the 16th Karmapa had many pure bikkhu
disciples. The description that the 17th Karmapa is together with Tai Situ Rinpoche is
meant to show there is disagreement in this reincarnation and the mind of the 17th Karmapa
and the mind of Tai Situ Rinpoche are inseparable from each other. |
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