Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin
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Visit of H.H. XVI Gyalwa Karmapa to the United States 1974, video, calligraphy, letter, poem and photos
The Vajra Regent made an immediate connection with His Holiness the Sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa during his first visit to the United States, continuing and deepening through the Karmapa's passing into parinirvana in 1981.
When the empowerment of Thomas Rich as Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin took place in 1976, the Karmapa added calligraphy of his own to the official proclamation.
Below is a photo of the Vajra Regent with H.H. XVI Karmapa, and the Vidyadhara, with H.E. Jamgon Kontrul, one with Vidyadhara, the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche taken during the Karmapa's first visit to the United States in 1974, and other photos of His Holiness. There is also a poem written to him by the Vajra Regent after His Holiness' passing into parinirvana, an excerpt from the 1980 letter to seminary students recounting the spirit of that first visit, a brief video clip of a Q and A with the Vajra Regent on a famous teaching given by the Karmapa, and a calligraphy by the Vajra Regent evoking an aspect of the Karmapa Lineage.In a Japanese garden with His Holiness and the Vidyadhara
photographer unknown,San Francisco, probably
Exact date unknown.
The Vajra Regent with His Holiness and the Vidyadhara.
Photographer unknown,Date unknown.
The Vajra Regent being greeted by His Holiness
Photo Robert del Tredici,Karmê_Chöling
Exact date unknown - either 1974 or 1976.
HHK with Flowers
Photo George Holmes, October 01, 1974New York - perhaps
Date is approximate.
H. H. the 16th Karmapa and Vidyadhara, the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Photographer unknown,From the Vajra Regent's photo collection.
Photo of H.H. the 16th Karmapa
Photographer unknown,Given to the Vajra Regent by Mr. Mershoff.
His Holiness with the Vidyadhara and Shibata Sensei
Photo Blair Hansen,
With H. E. Jamgon Kontrul Rinpoche
Place and photographer unknown,
"I Miss the Karmapa" Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin, December 03, 1987Karmê Chöling, Barnet, Vermont
A poem written about the Sixteenth Karmapa, His Holiness Rangjung Rikpe Dorje.
Ösel Tendzin had a strong connection to His Holiness and said of him, “In this realm at this time, the Karmapa …exists as the mahakala, protecting us. Karmapa is not [merely] a person; Karmapa is the incarnation of enlightened mind. …The lineage holders, from Tilopa to the present day, are embodied in him. We should think very intensely that the Karmapa should return and manifest … because without him, the world is very sterile.”
Published in "Like Water Poured into Water" Satdharma Press 2006"Nothing Happens" Video clip from the Three-Yana Seminar Talk 3
Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin, May 25, 1986Los Angeles, California
A question and answer exchange between a student and the Vajra Regent describing the profound instruction the Vajra Regent received at the Karmapa's bedside a few days before he died in 1981.
HO Calligraphy
Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin,Date and place of execution unknown.
Calligraphy of a line from the Sadhana of Mahamudra, an essential practice of students of Vidyadhara, the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche written and compiled by him, the line in the calligraphy is by Mikyo Dorje, the 8th Karmapa.
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Excerpt from the 1980 seminary letter to students Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin, March 21, 1980Paso Robles. California
A recollection of the 1974 visit of His Holiness the Sixteenth Karmapa to the United States
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Empowerment as Vajra Regent
The Empowerment of Thomas Rich as Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin was conferred by Vidyadhara, the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, at Karma Dzong in Boulder, Colorado.
It was the first time a Western student was empowered as a lineage holder in the Karma Kagyü Lineage.
Below are transcripts, the proclamation calligraphy, two related poems, an audio excerpt and a slide show of the ceremony.Proclamation of the Empowerment of the Vajra Regent by the Vidyadhara with additional text by His Holiness the Sixteenth Karmapa, and sealed by both
Vidyadhara, the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and H.H. Karmapa XVI, August 22, 1976Boulder, Colorado
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Community Talk, Boulder
Karma Dzong, Boulder, Colorado, mainly on the topic of the upcoming second visit of His Holiness the Sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa to the United States.
Community Talk
Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin, October 14, 1976Karma Dzong, Boulder, Colorado
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Public Reception, His Holiness Karmapa XVI Visit of 1980, Boulder
A Public Reception at UC Alumni House, with introductions by Vajradhatu and City officials, as well as an address by the Vajra Regent on the community's effect and appreciation of Boulder on the 10th anniversary year of establishing the sangha there..
His Holiness Karmapa XVI Visit of 1980, Public Reception
Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin, June 11, 1980UC Alumni House, Boulder, Colorado
