The first Western students of the 16th Karmapa

1969

In 1969 they met and became the first Western students of the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, the highest Lama of the eleven-century-old Karma Kagyu school, which teaches Diamond Way Buddhism. He would later send them to bring the teachings to the West. (Photo: Hannah and Lama Ole with the 16th Karmapa.)