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Official address: The passing of His Holiness Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche
Published July 4, 2014
The Passing of His Holiness 14th Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche, Mipham Chokyi Lodro: A Spiritual Message for the Karma Kagyu… more
Karmapa arrives in Kalimpong
Published July 1, 2014
Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, arrived today in Kalimpong to lead two weeks of pujas following… more
Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche’s kudung arrives in New Delhi
Published June 22, 2014
Three days earlier, Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, had travelled to Renchen Ulm in Germany, the… more
Shamar Rinpoche’s mortal remains to come to KIBI
Published June 21, 2014
Please find below an announcement regarding the mortal remains of Shamar Rinpoche. Please note, the dates in the English… more
Karmapa’s letter concerning the death of Choponla Gyaltsen Lozang
Published May 18, 2014
Our dear Choponla Gyaltsen Lozang, who attended both my predecessor the 16th Karmapa and myself for many years as… more
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