Original: In December 1969Official letter from Shamar Rinpoche, 1983 Retrieved 2009-03-02 - Also available in Riding the Tiger (1992) Ole and Hannah Nydahl met the 16th Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, a renowned yogi and the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage.
Simplified: In December 1969A Letter from Shamar Rinpoche, [ ] Ole Nydahl and his late wife, Hannah Nydahl met the 16th Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, a renowned yogi and the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage.