The Torch of Certainty, Session 3 Monlam Pavilion, Bodhgaya, India January 4, 2014 The slow chant of ‘Karmapa Khyenno’ resounded throughout the Monlam Pavilion, signaling a start to the second day of the Gyalwang Karmapa’s teachings on the Torch of Certainty. Soon the sound of gyaling horns could... read more →
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Monlam Pavilion, Bodhgaya, India, January 3, 2014 In the morning session the Gyalwang Karmapa had explored the meaning of taking refuge and described how to visualize the refuge tree. After lunch he resumed his exposition of the text, blending an oral transmission of Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye’s commentary with his... read more →
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The Torch of Certainty, Session 1 Monlam Pavilion, Bodhgaya, India January 3, 2014 On the first day of the Gyalwang Karmapa's talks on The Torch of Certainty by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, the side areas of the Pavilion are overflowing with lay followers, while the center is filled with the... read more →
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January 1, 2014 - Bodhgaya. For most people the first day of 2014 was a holiday, but the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa’s day was filled with a range of activities combining duty, social activism and ritual. It began with a Massed... read more →
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December 27, 2013 Tergar Monastery, Bodhgaya, India In the main shrine hall of Tergar Monastery, a large chair with a curving back covered in luminous white silk has been placed in front of the Buddha. His Holiness the Karmapa has taken his seat there to witness and participate in today's... read more →
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As one of the major events of the upcoming 31st Kagyu Monlam Chenmo prayer gathering, on 10 January 2014 the Gyalwang Karmapa will lead a historic performance of the Guru Chöwang Tse Chu lama dance in Bodhgaya. The day-long event heralds the revival of the unique Tsurphu tradition of the... read more →
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5 December 2013 – Tergar Monastery, Bodhgaya On the anniversary of the parinirvana of the great First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa, His Holiness the Seventeenth Karmapa led several special celebratory events in the holy place of Bodhgaya. After continuing the scheduled Kagyu Gunchö program in the morning, in the afternoon the... read more →