the head of the Karma Kagyu

Karmapa is a title for the head of the Karma Kagyu school-

the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage, one of the four great lineages of Tibetan Buddhism

The Karmapa is the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage, one of the four great lineages of Tibetan Buddhism.

the head of the Kagyu school, one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism

The Karmapa is the head of the Kagyu school, one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

the one who carries out Buddha activity' or 'the embodiment of all the activities of the Buddhas'

Karmapa means 'the one who carries out Buddha activity' or 'the embodiment of all the activities of the Buddhas'.

Tibetan Buddhism’s third most important figure

The Karmapa is Tibetan Buddhism’s third most important figure and is regarded as a possible successor to the Dalai Lama.

a very important Lama/guru of Tibetan Buddhism and acts as the head of the Karma Kagyu (the black hat school)

The Karmapa is a very important Lama/guru of Tibetan Buddhism and acts as the head of the Karma Kagyu (the black hat school), the largest sub-school of Himalayan Buddhism.