Background
According to legend the fourth Karmapa"s mother, while pregnant, could hear the sound of the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum while the child was in her womb and the baby said the mantra as soon as he was born.
According to legend the fourth Karmapa"s mother, while pregnant, could hear the sound of the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum while the child was in her womb and the baby said the mantra as soon as he was born.
His early life was full of miracles and manifested a total continuity of the teachings and qualities of his former incarnation, including receiving teachings in his dreams. At the age of nineteen, he accepted Toghon Temur"s invitation to return to China where he gave teachings for three years and established many temples and monasteries. When Temur died, the Mongol dynasty ended and the Ming dynasty began.
The new emperor invited Rolpi Dorje, who declined the invitation but sent another lama in his stead.
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