With H.H. the17th Gyalwa Karmapa Urgyen Trinley Dorje emerging ever more powerfully upon the world stage we feel that we would like more people to know about his unique role and outreach.

This beautifully illustrated book about His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Urgyen Trinley Dorje not only tells the fascinating story of the finding of the new Karmapa but also presents information on topics such as the Karmapa's uniqueness, his lineage, the Meaning of Lineage, Reincarnation and Emanation, Vajrajana, The Land of Snow Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism itself.

Drawing on a quarter-century of experience close to the senior lamas of the Kagyu tradition, including the 16th Karmapa, Ken Holmes presents extremely useful and not always widely available information on the above topics in the hope that it will help those who meet the Karmapa to gain more benefit from their experience and others to discover someone who will doubless be an important figure in the 21st century. This book is easy for those new to Tibetan Buddhism and also offers intrigueing information for scholars and practitioners alike.