11th Karmapa, Yeshe Dorje

Samding Dorje Phagmo Yeshe Dorje (1676–1702) was the eleventh Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism.

He was discovered by Minjur Dorje and recognized by Shamar Yeshe Nyinpo, the seventh Shamarpa.

Yeshe Dorje was transferred to Central Tibet for his education and was ordained in the Tsurphu Monastery.

Yeshe Dorje integrated the teaching of Tercho by Padmasambhava in the Kagyu school.

Like the 10th Karmapa before him, he left a detailed letter referring to his next incarnation.