Dedication and acknowledgement

H.H. the 17th Karmapa with H.E. the 4th Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche

H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa,
Supreme Head of the Kagyu Lineage,
with H.E. the 4th Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche;
September, 1996

Dedication With devotion and profound gratitude, the Jamgon Kongtrul Labrang dedicates this presentation to His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Urgyen Trinley Dorje, who demonstrated his wisdom and compassion by finding the immaculate reincarnation of His Eminence Jamgon Kongtrul the Third and to all authentic teachers who have returned for lives and lives in succession to uphold the Buddha's teachings for the benefit of all sentient beings. May their lives be long and may their activity for Buddhadharma flourish.

Acknowledgements

The book and this website are a gift of devotion to His Holiness the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa, His Eminence the Fourth Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche and all authentic teachers, with the wishes that they enjoy long lives and their activity flourish auspiciously. By this merit, may the Buddha's teachings and practices never cease to benefit the minds of sentient beings, guiding them to ultimate liberation.

The book came about through the dedicated effort of devotion of Tenzin Dorjee, the General Secretary; Drupon Khenpo Lodro Namgial; Khenpo Sherab Gyaltsen and Lim Pao Yen.

The Jamgon Kongtrul Labrang is very grateful to: Ari Goldfield of the Marpa Institute, for his translation of the letters written by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, His Holiness the Karmapa, the Very Ven. Thrangu Rinpoche, and the aspiration prayer by the Very Ven. Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche; Ingrid Mcleod, for her translation of His Holiness the Karmapa's prayer for the long life of the Fourth Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche; Carole P. Christensen, Torkild V. Christensen and Chester Y. Dee for reading through and editing the materials; Bjorn Jacobsen for setting up and preparing the design for the website.