The Third Bardor Tulku Rinpoche' was a Tibetan Buddhist teacher, a holder of the religious lineage of Terchen Barway Dorje. Rinpoche is the founder of a Tibetan Buddhist center, Kunzang Palchen Ling,
BTR by Robert Hansen Sturm web
The 16th Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje was the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa and the spiritual leader of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He is of the oldest line of reincarnate lamas in Vajrayana B
Third Bardor Tulku Rinpoche
…journey on foot over the Himalayas and later the tropical climate of Assam killed Rinpoche's family. Rinpoche eventually traveled to Darjeeling where the 16th Karmapa (1924–1981) found him and arranged for him to be taken to Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim. The Third Bardor Tulku Rinpoche is mentioned among the prominent…
Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, the 16th Karmapa, seated, with Freda Bedi at Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim, 1971
Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, the 16th Karmapa with Pope Paul VI, January 17, 1975.
1965 photo of Karmapa in Sikkim by Dr. Alice S. Kandell