Sep 02
Sep 02
Sep 02

The Parinirvana of the Beloved Elder Ananda,

Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2024: The Origins of Secret Mantra Day 8 10 August 2024 Following on from HH Karmapa’s previous teaching on the parinirvana of the Elder Mahakashyapa, he spoke from various accounts of the parinirvana of the Elder Ananda, enlivening the story with fascinating anecdotes as if recalling... read more →
Sep 02
Sep 02

The Spread of Buddhism After the Buddha’s Parinirvana

Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2024:  The Origins of Secret Mantra Day 6 05 August 2024 His Holiness Karmapa began by expressing warm and loving greetings to the sangha community of monks and nuns, dharma friends around the world, and to all Tibetans. He then stated today’s teaching would move on... read more →
Sep 02

Protective mantras

 The Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2024: Day 5 2 August 2024 Reciting mantras for self-protection In this teaching, the Karmapa continued exploring the aspects of Secret Mantra that were present in Early Buddhism. These include protective mantras (paritta), and particularly mantras that were meant to be used for self-protection... read more →
Sep 02

The Connection between Secret Mantra and Awareness Mantra

  Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2024: The Origins of Secret Mantra Day 4 31 July 2024   For the fourth day of the Mar Ngok Summer Teachings, the Gyalwang Karmapa greeted everyone and then announced the main topic of the day: the connection between secret mantra and Early Buddhism. During... read more →