The itinerary of H.H. Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje's Summer tour from June to August 2012.

H.H. Karmapa will visit Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Spain, Lithuania, Hungary, United Kingdom, Germany and France to give dharma teachings and empowerments.

>> Teaching Schedule of the whole Summer tour 2012

On the auspicious occasion of Sonam Loshar, the Tamang New Year, His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje was invited as Chief Guest to a three-day celebratory event in Kaffer, organised by the Tamang Buddhist Association of Kaffer and the Tamang Youth Association of Kalimpong.
The celebrations were attended by Buddhist devotees representing a large variety of Himalayan communities, such as the Tamang, Sherpa, Yolpo, Lopa, Dolpo, Shingsa, Walung, Nyeshang, Bhutia, Lama, Thakali and others.

>> Full Report of the Karmapas visit

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.

The occasion was the 59th anniversary of Sanchi’s Chetiyagiri Vihara as well as the annual exhibition of the holy relics of the Buddha’s great Arhat disciples Shariputra and Mahamogalyana.
>> Full Report

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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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.

On behalf of the Karmapa Web Team, I'd like to begin this interview by asking Your Holiness to share your thoughts about Gandhiji's life and his message...

>> Read the full interview with the Karmapa

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.
Though occasional tremors can be felt from time to time in these areas due to the relative youth of the Himalayan range, which continue to grow by about 2 inches every year, a seismic event on this scale has not been experienced by these people of the hills in many generations.
>> Full Report
>> Condolence letter

On August 14, 2011, one day before the Independence Day of India, His Holiness the 17th Karmapa was invited as the Chief Guest to a function organised by The Buddhist Society of India (B.S.I.) in Mumbai. The B.S.I. was founded in 1955 by the great Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, with the aim of spreading the knowledge of Buddhism in India, building Buddhist Viharas (temples), establishing schools and colleges to provide education in Buddhist literature and philosophy, publishing Buddhist literature, as well as undertaking general social work.

>> Report Mumbai 2011