# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rangjung-rigpe-dorje-16th-karmapa
# Generated: 2026-08-15T23:26:31.627Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/rangjung-rigpe-dorje-16th-karmapa"
name: "Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa"
slug: "rangjung-rigpe-dorje-16th-karmapa"
description: "The 16th Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje was the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa and the spiritual leader of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He is of the oldest line of reincarnate lamas in Vajrayana Buddhism, known as the Karmapas whose coming was predicted by the Buddha in the Samadhiraja Sutra. The 16th Karmapa was considered to be a \"living Buddha\" and was deeply involved in the transmission of Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism to Europe and North America following the Chinese invasion of Tibet. He was known as the \"King of the Yogis\", and is the subject of numerous books and films."
tagline: "Karmapas (1924–1981)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Karmapa16_3_gross.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "China"
  isoCode: "CN"
birthDate: "1924-08-14"
deathDate: "1981-11-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump