.Born to a family of tantric practitioners of the Nyingma lineage in central Tibet.

Received the Black Crown and all the possessions of the second Karmapa at the age of five from Orgyenpa, the main disciple of the second Karmapa.

Received and realized all the teaching and transmissions of the dzogchen tantras of the Nyingma lineage and found the Karma Nyingtik lineage in his twenties.

Unified the Kagyu Mahamudra and Nyingma dzogchen through his mastery of the profound Nyingma teaching of Vimalamitra.

Wrote many treatises including the universally renowned Profound Inner Meaning, one of the most famous Tibetan treatises on Vajrayana.

Visited China and enthroned his disciple, the emperor, Toghon Temur. Rangjung Dorje later passed away in China.