What is Shamarpa?
[[File:Shamarpa 1.jpg|thumb|'''Shamarpa 14-th in Kassel''']] '''Shamarpa''' or more formally '''Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche''' is [[Tibetan people|Tibetan]] [[Buddhism|Buddhis]] teacher. Together with [[Karmapa]] he is the second lineage holder of the Karma [[Kagyu]] school of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. Shamarpa is regarded as manifestation of [[Amitabha]] [[Buddha]]. He also is the second [[lama]] who consciously incarnates in subsequent order of Buddhist teachers. The first Shamar Rinpoche Khedrup Drakpa Senge (1284–1349) was the principal disciple of the 3rd Karmapa Rangjung Dorje. ==Present Shamarpa== The present (14th) Shamarpa is [[Mipham Chokyi Lodro]], born in [[Derge]], [[Tibet]] in 1952. At age four he was recognized by his uncle the 16th Karmapa. {{religion-stub}} [[Category:Tibetan Buddhism]]