Karmapa’s message for Lama Ole’s 85th birthday
March 19, 2026
Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, informs his Tibetan monasteries that they should not celebrate Losar this year, as a mark of respect for Kathok Getse Rinpoche, Head of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, who recently passed away.
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