Gyalwang Karmapa Visits Monlam Soup Kitchen
All India Bikkhu Sangha and Shakya Muni College20 February, 2016On the day before the Monlam officially started, the Gyalwang Karmapa made time in his busy schedule to visit the Akong Tulku Memorial...
View Article17th Tibetan Buddhist Karmapa leads peace prayers|Ani News
Gaya, Feb 20 (ANI): The 17th Tibetan Buddhist Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje led world peace prayers at Mahabodhi temple in Gaya, where hundreds of devotees and monks gathered from across the world to...
View ArticleMemorial function held in Bodh Gaya in memory of 16th Karmappa|Ani News
Bodhgaya, Feb 14 (ANI): A memorial function was held in Bodh Gaya on Sunday under the guidance of the 17th Karmappa Ugyen Trinle Dorje in memory of the 16th Karmappa Rangiung Ringpe Dorje. Drikung...
View ArticleGeshe Potowa’s Soliloquy Session Three: Now Is the Time to Practice and How...
The Pavilion, Bodh Gaya, India18 February, 2016Recapitulating the essential message of the previous days, the Gyalwang Karmapa began his talk emphasizing the importance of recalling impermanence and...
View ArticleA Book Release for Dharma King: The Life of the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa in Images
The Monlam Pavilion, Bodhgaya14 February, 2016The third publication to be released during the commemoration of the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa, Rigpe Dorje, was Dharma King, a magnificent volume of...
View ArticleReleasing the Collected Works of the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa Rigpe Dorje
Monlam Pavilion, Bodhgaya, India14 February, 2016During the ceremony commemorating the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, three volumes of his collected works were released. Published jointly...
View ArticleThe Kangyur Procession: Liberation Through Seeing
The Bodhi Tree, Bodhgaya20 February, 2016,One of the most delightful events in the Monlam is the Kangyur procession around the Bodhi Tree during the freshness of early morning in the palest shade of...
View ArticleOfferings to the Sangha: the Alms Procession and the 16 Arhats
Monlam Pavillion, Bodhgaya21 February, 2016The tradition of almsgiving dates back to the beginnings of Buddhism, 2500 years ago. At that time monks and nuns were not allowed to keep or prepare food and...
View ArticleGyalwang Karmapa Meets with Kagyu Monlam Members
Tergar Monastery Shrine Room21 February, 2016The Gyalwang Karmapa met with the members of the Kagyu Monlam today, shared his appreciation for their support, and offered a short teaching and gift.The...
View ArticleServing with a Smile: Bhutanese Youth Bring Delight to Kagyu Monlam
20 February, 2016Many people have commented this year on the young people in Bhutanese dress who weave their way politely between the irregular rows of laypeople, carefully pouring tea and rice soup or...
View ArticleThe Akshobhya Fire Purification Ritual
Tergar Monastery21 February, 2016On the evening of day six of the Monlam, the entrance to Tergar Monastery was transformed by a spectacular ritual of prayer and fire performed by the Gyalwang Karmapa...
View ArticleGuru Sevaka, Serving the Lineage
Tergar Shrine Hall,22 February, 2016''I feel myself as one of the volunteers who has an interest to serve.'' HH KarmapaGuru Sevaka is a Sanskrit word for ‘serving the Guru’. The gathering in the shrine...
View ArticleThe Evolution of the Monlam Pavillion
Bodhgaya, Bihar4 February, 2016Six years ago, a simple stage of brick and sand was constructed for a performance of the Life of Milarepa, a drama with music written by the 17th Karmapa especially for...
View ArticleDedicating the Roots of Virtue: Closing Ceremony for 33rd Kagyu Monlam Monlam...
22 February, 2016 With over 10,000 participants chanting dedications and waving white khatas, the 33rd Kagyu Monlam came to a close today.During his special address in the final session of the day, the...
View ArticleKarmapa 2016 Switzerland
"The International Nyingmapa Rigdzin Community has great joy to announce that His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, one of the most important figures of Tibetan Buddhism, has agreed to...
View ArticleOffering Free Medical Care to the People of Bodh Gaya and Nearby Villages
Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India15 to 22 February, 2016On the first day of the Well-Being Free Medical Camp 2016, sponsored by the Kagyu International Monlam Trust, the Gyalwang Karmapa came to bless the...
View ArticleThe Miracle Month’s Full Moon: Offerings to the Gurus and to Khenpo Karthar...
The Monlam Pavilion22 January, 2016On this very special morning of the full moon in the Miracle Month, the first of the Tibetan New Year, the Gyalwang Karmapa visited the Mahabodhi Stupa in the early...
View ArticleLive Webcast Announcement - Gyalwang Karmapa's Gunchö Teachings on One...
The timing of the Kagyu Gunchö has changed and the 19th Kagyu Gunchö will be held after the 33rdKagyu Monlam, from 26th February to 10th March, 2016. During the Gunchö, the Gyalwang Karmapa will...
View ArticleBringing Hope to Disadvantaged Girls
Kasturba Gandhi Vidyalaya, Baseri20 February, 2016Kagyupa International Monlam Trust in partnership with Rokpa Foundation initiated a new project during this year’s Monlam to improve the facilities at...
View ArticleThe Gyalwang Karmapa Releases the Digital Jiang Kangyur
The Monlam Pavilion23 February, 2016In December of 2014, the Gyalwang Karmapa discussed a project by his organization, Dharma Treasure, to digitize a wide range of Tibetan texts beginning with the...
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