Acknowledgments
Part I: A Cross-Cultural Approach
Chapter 1: The Tibetan Perspective
Chapter 2: Western Context
Part II: Reception: Perceiving the Karmapa
Chapter 3: Faithful Translation
Chapter 4: The Emergence of New Narratives
Part III: Transmission (I): Preservation
Chapter 5: Politics and Patronage
Chapter 6: Preservation Initiative
Part IV: Transmission (II): Expansion
Chapter 7: Preparing the Ground
Chapter 8: Strategies on Tour
Conclusion
Appendix A: Rangjung Rigpe Dorje’s rangnam: A Brief Autobiography
Appendix B: Rangjung Rigpe Dorje’s namthar Composed by Thrangu Rinpoche: The Life Story of the Victorious One, the Great Sixteenth [Karmapa]
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