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| January 08, 2012 Kagyu Mönlam 2011: Long life ceremony for the 14th Kunzig Shamarpa |
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His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje lead the long life ceremony on
Sunday morning, December 18th, along with Rinpoches
and spiritual representatives from the various Kagyu
lineages, the lay and monastic community of Rumtek and
the like from all over the Himalayan Buddhist
community, requesting the 14th Kunzig Shamarpa to
extend His life for the sake of the lineage and all
sentient beings. >> Full Report >> NEW! Watch the video of this event |
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| December 20, 2011 Kagyu Mönlam 2011 with his Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa in Bodhgaya |
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For the past five years, ever since 2007, the Kagyu Mönlam Chenmo has been taking place every year. This year’s
Mönlam opened on December 14, 2011, with the
lighting of the sacrificial lamp by His Holiness the
17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje, before He
took His seat on the throne to lead the assembled
monastic and lay sangha in the recitation of praises
to different enlightened aspects and aspiration
prayers for world peace and the enlightenment of all
beings. >> Full Report >> Impressions of the Kagyu Monlam >> NEW! Watch the video of this event |
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| November 25, 2011 Report: HH the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye visits Sanchi 2011 |
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Starting from
November 25, 2011, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa
Karmapa was invited to a three-day celebrative event
at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh, held under the joint
auspices of the Mahabodhi Society of Sri Lanka, Sanchi
Centre and the Madhya Pradesh Government. |
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| October 19, 2011 Report: HH the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye visits Nagpur and Chandrapur 2011 |
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55 years ago, on
October 14th 1956, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, known to the
people of India as the “Father of the Constitution”,
organized a public ceremony for himself and his
supporters in Nagpur where he took refuge in the
“Three Jewels” and accepted the “Five
Precepts” of the Buddhist tradition. After
formally completing his own conversion, he then
proceeded to convert some 500,000 of his supporters,
many of who were considered “Untouchables” in the
Hindu “Caste System” like himself. |
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| October 2, 2011 HH the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje gives his insight into the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti |
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Q:
Your Holiness, Thank you very much for taking the time
to do this interview. As you may already know, October
2nd is Gandhi Jayanti, also known as International
Non-Violence Day. |
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| September 25, 2011 Report: HH Gyalwa Karmapas offers prayers of condolence to the earthquake victims |
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On September 18th,
2011 at approximately 6.10pm, the people of Sikkim,
Nepal, Bhutan and scattered regions throughout India
were shaken from their evening routines by nature’s
fury, when an unprecedented 6.8 magnitude earthquake
struck the district headquarters of North Sikkim in
Mangan. |
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| August 22, 2011 Report: HH Gyalwa Karmapa is invited as the Chief Guest to a function of The Buddhist Society of India in Mumbai |
| May 30, 2011: Report of the visit of HH Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje in Hong Kong 2011 |
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HH Gyalwa Karmapa’s students from around the globe
gathered at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition
Centre to receive the empowerments and teachings.
>> Read all about this event >> Video of HH Gyalwa Karmapa's arrival >> Video of HH Gyalwa Karmapa's teachings |
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| Mai 19, 2011: Report: Buddha Purnima in Kalimpong with HH Gyalwa Karmapa |
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The students of Shri
Diwakar Buddhist Institute had done
a great job preparing for the big event. |
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| January 25, 2011: 2010 Kagyu Monlam in Bodhgaya & 900 Year Anniversary Celebration in memory of the first Düsum Khyenpa in Bodhgaya |
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There was a very special reason for his
visit to the monastic hermitage: during his stay there
he received the entire transmission of the dam ngag
dzö (gdams ngag mdzod) from Pewar Rinpoche, one of
Tibet’s most revered lamas today. Pewar Rinpoche is considered a great master of both the Sakya and Nyingma traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, and is the abbot of Pewar Monastery in Tibet. more |
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Dear members of Karma Kagyü
monasteries and centers, On the 13th of August, 2010, I met His Holiness the Dalai Lama at 9am in Dharamsala at His Holiness’ residence. We had a discussion for approximately one and a half hours and had a very important and detailed exchange of views regarding the ongoing Karmapa controversy and its possible solution. more |
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