Wangchuk Dorje was born in Treshod,
Kham. According to legend, he said after being born: "I am Karmapa." Other sources say that soon after his birth he sat cross-legged for three days and declared he was the Karmapa. He received his education from Shamar Köncho Yenlak, the fifth
Shamarpa, in a
nomadic camp which traveled through
Tibet but also passed through present day
Mongolia and
Bhutan. During his travels, many monasteries were founded. Wangchuk Dorje also wrote many classic Buddhist texts, many of which are still being taught today.Biography of the 9th Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje was not only a spiritual leader, but also a mediator in conflicts. He was invited by the king of
Sikkim to settle a dispute while there he founded three monasteries, one of them being in
Rumtek, which is currently the most important monastery of the lineage after the
Chinese occupation of
Tibet. The other two are
Phodong and
Ralang Monastery ==Mahamudra texts==