The 17th Karmapa

Ogyen Trinley Dorje born 26 June 1985, also written as Urgyen Trinley Dorje is a claimant to the title of 17th Karmapa. The Karmapa is head of the Karma Kagyu school, one of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Ogyen Trinley Dorje and Thaye Dorje are the persisting claimants to that office and title.