This 16-year-old youth with wire-framed glasses was Thaye Dorje, respectfully known as His Holiness the 17th Karmapa and Supreme Head of the Karma Kagyu Lineage. He had come to expound upon the Kagyu teachings, bless devotees with his presence, and preside over the opening ceremonies of a Kagyu monastery.
這位戴著細框眼鏡、年僅十六歲的少年，名為「泰耶多傑」，被尊稱為「大寶法王」，將在台灣舉辦弘法活動、降福信徒，並為他所領導的教派在台灣設立的道場舉行開寺冊封典禮。