Karmapa

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A Lama Stretches His Wings

Three months after his perilous escape from Tibet, the young Karmapa lama assumes his place in an 800-year-old lineage

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Teenage Karmapa Says He Decided Without Influence to Flee Tibet

In face of critics claiming he is a Chinese agent, the young Karmapa Lama insists his decision to go into exile was his own.

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Waiting for the Karmapa

A famous but fading Catskills town isn't sure it's ready to become a Buddhist destination.

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Buddhist Leader Who Fled Chinese Expected in U.S.

Woodstock, N.Y. monastery awaits 14-year-old Karmapa-- who fled Chinese-controlled Tibet in January

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India to Consult Dalai Lama on Karmapa Lama's Future

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China Downplays India's Karmapa Decision

Beijing official says India won't allow the senior Tibetan Buddhist monk to act "anti-China" despite his new refugee status.

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Dalai Lama Asks India to Grant Shelter to Karmapa

China says the high-ranking Tibetan Buddhist leader should return to Beijing-ruled Tibet.

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Docs Say Hospitalized Karmapa is OK

Despite his reported heatstroke, Tibetan Buddhists at the hospital keep asking the 14-year-old spiritual leader for blessings

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High Tibetan Lama Flees

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Docs: Teen Tibetan Lama's Health OK

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