Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama

The 1st Karmapa, Düsum Khyenpa was the 1st Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. His name Düsum Khyenpa means "knower of the three times", the past, present and future. It was given to him to refer to the knowledge of the three forms of time he gained at his enlightenment, including the "timeless time" of enlightened awareness.

Occupation

writer, Buddhist monk

Position held

Karmapa

Born

1110

Died

1193