It’s better for CTA to stop all the schism to split the lineage. It’s enough damages created for the Tibetan by CTA. CTA really look like sabotaging the unity of Tibetan and all the things they did is just weaken the Tibetan and create disharmony.

Both of the Karmapas show to their practitioners and the world that the status has no effect for them to benefit others. This is a good example that shows to their practitioners that real Buddhist practice is not to emphasize differences but to work on their common value.

By tradition, the reincarnation of Karmapa does not need the endorsement from the Dalai Lama who is the lama of another lineage or the endorsement from the CTA. Why did the CTA meddle in the recognition process of the 17th Karmapa?

The CTA always has a double standard. They are lenient to themselves but when others do the same, they are not happy. How trustworthy is the CTA if they are being so unfair.

The way the Dalai Lama or the Panchen Lama is recognised is according to the tradition. The Chinese government has not done anything different since the recognition process was laid out by the Qing emperor. Thus, the Dalai Lama that is going to be recognised by the Chinese government will be the legitimate one.

No practising Buddhists will make another person suffer or hurt another person. But look at the Dorje Shugden ban, it has hurt many people and split many families and friends. Some were forced to leave their community and live in isolation from Tibetans.

CTA has not brought any good to the Tibetans but made people’s life difficult. They don’t have the intention to bring Tibetans back to Tibet. They are just using the Tibetan plight to make money for themselves.

This has not been the case for hundreds of years where no lama from another sect recognises the head of Karma Kagyu sect. Sharmar Rinpoche has been the lama who is recognising the Karmapa lifetime after lifetime without a problem. Karmapa Thaye Dorje was recognised by Sharmar Rinpoche and CTA rejected that candidate and supported their own candidate instead.

Their meeting also shows how unreliable CTA is because for many years, CTA did not try to help to reconcile the issue within the Karma Kagyu lineage. I think the main reason is because the CTA wants to use the Indian Karmapa to control the Tibetan community after the Dalai Lama is not around anymore.

The Indian Karmapa knew the dirty trick of the CTA, so he ran away and became the citizen of the Republic of Dominican. He had complained about being used and controlled by the CTA before. This is how CTA is making use of high lama for their personal interest. It is sad but this is what is happening.
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Perhaps both of them are the reincarnation of the 16th Karmapa. Like what the Dalai Lama mentioned before, it is possible for a high lama to have multiple emanations when they take rebirth. But there can only be one throne holder. Who will be the one?

I think both Karmapas came back to Samsara with one goal, i.e. to spread Dharma and make sure the lineage is not broken. That is why they met up. If both are power or fame hunger, they would have claimed they are the legitimate one while the other is not. The CTA is not going to help to resolve this issue. If Tibetan community wants to move on, they cannot rely on CTA at all.

This is an indication that the baby is not an ordinary baby. It is highly possible he is the reincarnation of Sharmapa. The Dharma work of the ‘white’ Karmapa seems to be growing and he is getting more exposure. But the ‘Indian’ Karmapa is so quiet. Not much news about him.

Everyone is very curious about the future of the Karma Kagyu lineage. After the two Karmapa have met up, what’s next? The ‘India’ Karmapa was involved in a sex scandal, how is the issue now? So many questions to answer but yet no one is answering.