The Diamond Way The Collection Lama Ole Nydahl The Editor The Diamond Way opens the most skillful methods of the Buddha to the modern world. It helps us discover and develop our inner richness for the benefit of all beings as well as ourselves. Karma Kagyu is one of the major Buddhist schools from Tibet. As a lineage of direct oral transmission, it especially treasures meditation and can, through interaction with a qualified teacher, bring about the full direct experience of the nature of the mind. The Karma Kagyu methods were taught by the historical Buddha Shakyamuni to his closest students. The Gyalwa Karmapas are unique among the great Lamas of Tibet, having reached full enlightenment centuries ago. From the year 1110 to the present day he has been taking successive conscious rebirths as the Karmapa or the "Black Hat Lama." He was the first recognized Lama of Tibet. In the winter of 1994 at the age of 10, the present 17th Karmapa, Thaye Dorje, recognized by Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche, escaped occupied Tibet to freedom in India, where he is now being introduced to the modern world. More information about the Diamond Way Buddhism More information about the Karmapas © 1998 ThreeBearsMedia