Talk:Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama

Name is 3rd Gyalwa Karmapa, not 3rd Karmapa 'Lama'
Embarrassing. How was an editor able to publish this page with the wrong name?

Lesson: 1. A monk is an ordained man ; a nun is an ordained woman. 2. The word 'lama' is a title, bestowed by a wisdom holder on a nun or monk who has gained wisdom. 3. Not all monks are lamas. 4. Again, nuns can also be lamas. 5. If a lama progresses to become a Khenpo or Khenmo, you call them Khenpo or Khenmo. 6. If a Khenpo or Khenmo becomes a Rinpoche, you don't keep on referring to them as Lama. 7. Likewise, you would never refer to a head of a Tibetan Buddhist school - the Karmapa, Dalai Lama, Sakya Trinzen - as just a lama, since they've progressed far beyond that title. 8. There are monasteries (monks) and nunneries (nuns). So-called 'lamaseries' do not exist - and using the word reveals a lack of comprehension. 9. Example : In hospitals, if a floor sweeper is not a nurse, you don't call them a nurse. If a medical technician or a doctor is being written about, you don't automatically call them a nurse - each has different levels of educational attainment, of professional requirements. Simple. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.126.21.197 (talk) 11:32, 19 June 2024 (UTC)


 * 10. Equal to Khenpos/Khenmos are Geshes/Geshemas. Their titles signify their doctoral degrees in Buddhist philosophy.
 * 11. Exceptions : The word Lama can be found in proper names, as in the Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Sonam Lama who was Machik Labdron's teacher, and the like.
 * In brief, The 3rd Gyalwa Karmapa is more than a lama, and Lama is not the Karmapa's proper name. 49.126.35.101 (talk) 09:00, 21 June 2024 (UTC)