The Kagyu Lineage

Vajradhara

Tilopa (988-1069)
Naropa (1016-1100)
Marpa Lotsawa (1012-1097)
Jetsun Milarepa (1052-1135)
Gampopa (1079-1153)
The First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa (1110-1193)
Drogön Rechen (1148-1218)
Pomdrakpa (1170-1249)
The Second Karmapa, Karma Pakshi (1203-1283)
Drubtob Urgyenpa (1230-1300)
The Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje (1284-1339)
Gyalwa Jungtönpa (1296-1376)
The Fourth Karmapa, Rolpe Dorje (1340-1383)
The Second Shamarpa, Kachö Wangpo (1350-1405)
The Fifth Karmapa, Dezhin Shegpa (1384-1415)
Rinchen Zangpo (Ratnabhadra) (c. 1400)
The Sixth Karmapa, Thongwa Donden (1416-1453)
Bengar Jampal Zangpo Paljor Döndrup (1427-1489)
The Seventh Karmapa, Chodrag Gyatsho (1454-1506)
Sangye Nyenpa, Tashi Paljor (1457-1525)
The Eighth Karmapa, Mikyo Dorje (1507-1554)
The Fifth Shamarpa, Könchog Yenlag (1526-1583)
The Ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje (1555-1603)
The Sixth Shamarpa, Chökyi Wangchuk (1584-1629)
The Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (1604-1674)
The Seventh Shamarpa, Yeshe Nyingpo (1631-1694)
The Eleventh Karmapa, Yeshe Dorje (1676-1702)
The Eighth Shamarpa, Chökyi Döndrub (1694-1735)
The Twelfth Karmapa, Changchub Dorje (1703-1732)
The Eighth Situpa, Chökyi Jungne (1700-1774)
The Thirteenth Karmapa, Dudul Dorje (1733-1797)
The Tenth Shamarpa, Chödrub Gyamtso (1742-1792)
The Ninth Situpa, Pema Nyinche Wangpo (1774-1853)
The Fourteenth Karmapa, Thegchog Dorje (1798-1868)
The First Jamgön Kongtrül, Lodrö Thaye (1813-1899)
The Fifteenth Karmapa, Khakhyab Dorje (1871-1922)
The Eleventh Situpa, Pema Wangchuk (1886-1952)
The Second Jamgön Kongtrül, Palden Khyentse Öser (1904-1953)
The Sixteenth Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje (1924-1981)
The Twelfth Situpa, Pema Dhonyö Nyinche (1954-)
The Seventeenth Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje (1985-)


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