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Buddha

The historical Buddha Shakyamuni was born around 560 B.C.E. to a royal family in Northern India. From early childhood, he was surrounded by wealth and beauty, and enjoyed a sophisticated education.
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The Karma Kagyu Lineage

The Karma Kagyu lineage belongs to one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. As a lineage of direct oral transmission, it especially treasures meditation and, through interaction with a qualified teacher, can bring about the full and direct experience of the nature of mind.
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The Karmapas

The Gyalwa Karmapa is known to be the first recognized incarnate lama of Tibet. After some significant lives as accomplisher in India, he has chosen his further rebirths north of the Himalayas.
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Differences of Buddhist schools

Buddha gave instructions for three different types of people. Those who wanted to avoid suffering received the instructions about cause and effect (“small way”, skt. Hinayana or called “Theravada” – “teachings of the elders”). 
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