Do you believe that youth today will be more inspired because you are in body...
Q: Do you believe that youth today will be more inspired because you are in body a young person speaking and giving teachings?HHK: Maybe, because I am included as youth. Because they are seeing my...
View ArticleIn the United States right now with Barack Obama just being elected, we have...
Q: In the United States right now with Barack Obama just being elected, we have been told it was the young people in America that made this happen. What hopes might you have for him being the new...
View ArticleToday an NGO that was started by a young Tibetan woman and my NGO in America...
Q: Today an NGO that was started by a young Tibetan woman and my NGO in America brought the elders over from Jampaling to have the audience. What were your thoughts on this morning?HHK: I think it has...
View ArticleWhat does the word hope mean to you?
Q: What does the word hope mean to you?HHK: To say one has hope or not…I think you probably have to look at how many supportive conditions you have or not. When we have good supportive conditions, each...
View ArticleThe Heart of the Buddha
Title: The Heart of the BuddhaArtist: 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Language: Chinese
View ArticleHis Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Comments on Lama Tsultrim and the 2012...
Jangchub Jong, Kangra Valley, Himachal Pradesh, IndiaOctober 28, 2012“The main condition for all of these teachings and for the Empowerment of Chöd to have taken place was at the request of Lama...
View ArticleTHE GYALWANG KARMAPA TELLS STUDENTS IN SEARCH OF PEACE: JUST RELAX
9th November – New Delhi.The Gyalwang Karmapa left Dharamsala for Delhi on Tuesday 6th November, at the beginning of his winter programme.While in Delhi, he visited the American Embassy School, his...
View ArticleTeaching on Chöd – Dorzong Monastic Institute, October 2012
26th October Today His Holiness commenced a historical three-days of Chod teachings, conferring the empowerment for the first time ever. Hosted by His Eminence the 8th Dorzong Rinpoche at his institute...
View ArticleLetter of Support from H.H. the 17th Karmapa for the New Primary School of...
Choje Lama Phuntsok, of the Karma Lekshey Ling Shedra holding the dharma transmission of the Karma Kagyu Accomplishment Lineage, has taken on the responsibility of establishing a large primary school...
View ArticleMing letter from Wu-tsung to the eighth Karmapa, 1516
PhotographerHugh: E. RichardsonDate of Photo: 1946, 1950Two men holding the Ming letter which was written by the Chinese emperor Wu-tsung to the eighth Karmapa Mikyod dorje (Mi-bskyod rdo-rje) in 1516....
View ArticleSeal of Tathagath Great Precious Prince of Dharma
Tathagath Great Precious Prince of Dharmawas one of the Three Major Princes of Dharma. In the fifth year of Yongle(1470 A. D.), Ming Emperor Chengzu conferred the honorific title of “Tathagath Great...
View ArticleGYALWANG KARMAPA PAYS HOMAGE AT MAHABODHI STUPA
14th November – Bodhgaya.The Gyalwang Karmapa left Tergar Monastery at 9 am today to pay homage at the central shrine of Buddhism, the Mahabodhi Temple, home to the Bodhi tree and other sites linked...
View ArticleSlide Show Commemorating the Life and Activities of the 16th Gyalwang...
Slide Show 15 minIf you would like to support this project please email: karmapapictureproject@gmail.com
View ArticleSchedule of the 30th Kagyu Monlam
December 21, 2012 – January 1, 2013As the main daily program of the Monlam, His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa and other senior tulkus and lamas will lead a gathering of several thousand of monks, nuns,...
View ArticleRingu Tulku Teaches on A Doha by Tusum Khyenpa
Here is a link to a series of talks by Ringu Tulku, on dohas by the First Karmapa. There is video, audio, and there is a transcript available as well....
View ArticleThe Lifestory of Düsum Khyenpa
Ringu Tulku RinpocheTeachings on the Dohas of Düsum KhyenpaDK1_1 The Lifestory of Düsum KhyenpaRecorded at Kagyu Samye Dzong Edinburgh, April 12, 2011Published for the Bodhicharya Online Shedra in...
View ArticleTHe Calligraphy of Heart Sūtra Mantra Written by His Holiness the 17th...
ga te ga te pā ra ga te pā ra saṃ ga te bo dhi svā hā
View ArticlePure Aspiration,Bodhisattva Activity and a Safe-Climate Future (Karmapa...
For most of human history, people all over the world had a simple lifestyle that made use of natural resources sustainably, and avoided significant damage to the Earth. In recent times, however, our...
View ArticleAspirations for Mahamudra
Rangjung Dorje wrote the Mahamudra Aspiration, and Distinguishing Consciousness from Wisdom. Here is the former:Aspirations for MahamudraNamo guru.Gurus and yidams, deities of the mandala,Buddhas of...
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