H.E. Tai Situpa
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Photo: © KTC-Austria/Foto Arzt-Januschke One of four heart sons of H.H. the Gyalwa Karmapa, one of the most important of the Kagyü lineages, playing a significant role in maintaining the continuity of the teachings. The first incarnation of the Situ line was Chokyi Gyaltsen and the current incarnation is the twelfth. The Tai Situpas are regarded as emanations of Maitreya, the future Buddha, who currently resides in the Tushita-heaven and is said to incarnate himself on earth on the appropriate time.
The Situ line, before being so named,
the disciple of Naropa, and master of Milarepa, (Marpa is regarded as both an emanation of Maitreya, and of Hevajra) then as: Drogön Rechen (1088-1158), one of the heart sons of Düsum Khyenpa, the first Gyalwa Karmapa, followed by: Naljor Yeshe Wangpo (1220-1281), and then as: Rigowa Ratnabhadra (1281-1343). 
The line is closely associated with Guru Rinpoche, and is referred to in his predictions.
Situ II Tashi Namgyal (1450-1497) Situ III Tashi Paljor (1498-1541) Situ IV Chökyi Gocha (1542-1585) Situ V Chökyi Gyaltsen Palzang (1586-1657) Situ VI Mipham Chogyal Rabten (1658-1682) Situ VII Nawe Nyima (1683-1698) Situ VIII Chökyi Jungne (1700-1774) Situ IX Pema Nyinje Wangpo (1774-1853) Situ X Pema Künzang Chögyal (1854-1885) Situ XI Pema Wangchuk Gyalpo (1886-1952) Situ XII Pema Donyo Nyingche Wangpo (1954-
5 Dec. 1998: H.E. Tai Situpa returns to Sherabling, India 5 Dec. 1998: H.E. Tai Situpa speech at Sherabling 
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