Explore the profound legacy of The Sixteenth Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, in ‘The Life of the Sixteenth Karmapa: Transmitting the Dharma in Exile.’ This seminal work from ‘The Bookish Owl’ offers an in-depth analysis of the first Tibetan Buddhist leader to extensively tour the West, spearheading the global expansion of Tibetan Buddhist schools. Discover how the Karmapa’s three influential tours between 1974 and 1980 fostered cross-cultural understanding and preserved Tibetan Buddhism in exile. Combining Tibetan life-writing with biographical materials and modern scholarship, this book examines the transformation of Tibetan Buddhism amidst globalization. Drawing from diverse sources including photographs and interviews, it highlights the Karmapa’s strategic transmission of Dharma, emphasizing continuity with adaptation, and challenges simplistic notions of Westernization in Buddhist transmission. An essential read for understanding Tibetan Buddhism’s dynamic evolution.