The Archives

The Gyalwang Karmapa has a vast array of activities including teaching tours, art, public engagements, blessings, and much more. This list of news items is presented in an annual date format so that students, friends, and scholars can scroll through and easily identify topics or transcripts. We are working to make this more comprehensive and integrated.

2020

07/07 // His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa’s Greetings to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the Occasion of His Eighty-Fifth Birthday
25/06 // A Message for the Gyalwang Karmapa’s 35th Birthday
24/04 // Karmapa Recites Mantras and Makes Concluding Aspirations for the World: Day Seven
24/04 // Gyalwang Karmapa Chants the Aspiration for Rebirth in Sukhavati: Day Six
23/04 // Karmapa Recites Prayers to Guru Rinpoche for the Pandemic to Subside: Day Five
22/04 // Gyalwang Karmapa Recites Tara Prayers for the Pandemic to Subside: Day Four
21/04 // Gyalwang Karmapa Recites the Akshobhya Sutras for the Pandemic to Subside: Day Three
21/04 // Gyalwang Karmapa Leads Recitations of Sutras for the Pandemic to Subside: Day Two
21/04 // Gyalwang Karmapa Leads Prayers for the Pandemic to Subside: Day One
14/04 // A Message from the Gyalwang Karmapa About the Coronavirus Pandemic
05/03 // The Presentation of the Six Transcendences
05/03 // Benefitting Others: The Balance between Benefit and Harm
05/03 // The Multiple Ways of Benefiting Beings
05/03 // The Discipline of Benefiting Sentient Beings
05/03 // The Superior Trainings in Discipline and Samadhi
05/03 // The Six Perfections and the Three Trainings, His Holiness the 17th Karmapa’s Teachings on Gampopa’s Ornament of Precious Liberation
09/02 // Special Address by the Gyalwang Karmapa for the 37th Kagyu Monlam in Bodhgaya

2019

2018

28/11 // A Condolence Message on the Passing of the 7th Nyingma Head, Kathok Getse Rinpoche.
31/10 // How to Understand the Heart Sutra (Podcast Episode #017)
28/10 // A Question and Answer Session Concludes Two Days of Teachings in Toronto
28/10 // The Karmapa Gives a Meditation Transmission of the Chenrezik Sadhana and an Update on his Current Status
27/10 // The Karmapa Teaches the Practice and Mantra of Chenrezik
11/10 // Joint Statement of His Holiness Ogyen Trinley Dorje and His Holiness Trinley Thaye Dorje
27/09 // The Gyalwang Karmapa Visited His Holiness Kyabgon Gongma Trichen Rinpoche
07/09 // The Karmapa Pays a Visit to the Kurukulla Center
05/09 // The Karmapa Visits the Buddhist Digital Resource Center
02/09 // The Karmapa Visits the Tibetan Soccer Championships in North America
31/08 // Karmapa Visits University of Wisconsin-Madison
30/08 // A Stupa for the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa in the American Heartland
19/08 // The Karmapa Shares His Thoughts with Tibetan Youth
15/08 // Greetings on Indian Independence Day from the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
08/08 // The Gyalwang Karmapa Offers Condolences on the Passing of Mr Karma Topden
05/08 // A Wide-Ranging Interview with the Gyalwang Karmapa
02/08 // The Karmapa Speaks of His Plans: An Interview with Radio Free Asia
31/07 // Religious Freedom is a Fundamental Right
12/07 // The Importance of Harmony among Tibetans
12/07 // Making Friends with Our World – Karmapa Teaches on Mind Training
11/07 // The Gyalwang Karmapa Felicitates His Holiness the Dalai Lama
01/07 // Milarepa Comes to New York
29/06 // A Special Long Life Blessing for Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche
24/06 // The Karmapa Celebrates the Realm of His Birthplace
15/06 // A Day of Celebrations
10/06 // The Marme Monlam Lights Up the World
09/06 // What Is Emptiness Really?
08/06 // Benefitting Others in Practical and Spiritual Ways
08/06 // Compassion Has Its Reasons
07/06 // The Nuns Are Taking Their Places
07/06 // The Willingness to Jump In and Help
06/06 // The Karmapa Attends the Kagyu Monlam in North America for the First Time
04/06 // Celebrating the Gyalwang Karmapa’s Teachings
03/06 // Purification and Protection: The Karmapa Bestows a Vajrasattva Empowerment
02/06 // What It Means to Be a Practitioner of the Mahayana
02/06 // Relaxing into Mind’s Nature: The Third Talk on the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva
02/06 // The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva Continued
02/06 // The Karmapa Begins Teachings on the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva
30/05 // The Gyalwang Karmapa and the Imperturbable One
25/05 // The Gyalwang Karmapa Returns for a Karma Pakshi Feast
14/04 // A Very Special Guru Rinpoche Practice with Karmapa
14/04 // The Gyalwang Karmapa Attends a Forty-Ninth Day Ceremony
30/03 // The Karmapa Attends a Karma Pakshi Feast Offering
27/03 // Reviving the Tsurphu Protector Practice of Sangharāma, and Supplicating Amitabha
17/02 // The Gyalwang Karmapa Opens the Door to Losar, the Tibetan New Year
16/02 // A Losar Message from the Gyalwang Karmapa
15/02 // Happy Losar from the Karmapa
04/02 // The Gyalwang Karmapa Bestows a Green Tara Empowerment
04/02 // The Karmapa Teaches on Mind Training (Lojong)
30/01 // The Gyalwang Karmapa Gives a Longevity Empowerment in New York
08/01 // Buddhism and Environmental Protection (Podcast Episode #016)

2017

10/12 // The Gyalwang Karmapa Meets with Sikyong Lobsang Sangay in New York
01/11 // Postponement of the 35th Kagyu Monlam
01/11 // Transforming Disturbing Emotions (Podcast Episode #015)
21/10 // Announcement from the Tsurphu Labrang
20/09 // The Karmapa Eulogizes Gyalwa Menri Trizin
16/09 // The Karmapa Contributes to Disaster Relief in Bihar
26/07 // How to Find Freedom Through Meditation (Podcast Episode #014)
07/07 // The Voice of America Interviews the Gyalwang Karmapa
27/06 // The Gyalwang Karmapa Expresses His Birthday Wish – To Visit His Homeland
23/06 // His Holiness arrives at Thrangu Monastery
22/06 // His Holiness and Wade Davis – In Dialogue in Vancouver
16/06 // Canadian lawmakers welcome 17th Karmapa on maiden visit to Canada
02/06 // The Gyalwang Karmapa Begins His First Canadian Tour
27/05 // Times of Joy and Sorrow: His Holiness Reflects on His First Visit to the UK
27/05 // The Karmapa Visits the World of Nepal in England
25/05 // The Karmapa Visits the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir
24/05 // Sentience and welfare: The convergence of Dharma and science
23/05 // Seeing from the Perspective of the World Around Us
23/05 // 17th Karmapa’s Latest Book Interconnected Launched in the UK
22/05 // The 17th Karmapa’s Heart Advice to Kagyu Samye Ling and Samye Dzong
21/05 // Compassion and Emptiness are the Keys
21/05 // The Challenges of Practice
20/05 // The Karmapa Teaches the Practices of Humility, Mindfulness, and Compassion
20/05 // Gyalwang Karmapa Begins Teaching the Eight Verses of Mind Training: Diamonds in the Rough
20/05 // The Peace Pagoda on the River Thames: Tibet Meets Japan in the Borough of Wandsworth
19/05 // Exploring the World of Precious Texts: The Karmapa Visits the British Library
18/05 // The Gyalwang Karmapa Meets World Culture in the British Museum
17/05 // A Historic Moment for UK Buddhism: Joy Abounds at the Karmapa’s Return
17/05 // The Gyalwang Karmapa’s historic first visit to the United Kingdom
30/04 // The Gyalwang Karmapa Rings an Alarm: We Must Preserve Tibetan Language and Culture
22/04 // The Karmapa’s New Book Advocates Change To Create a Global Society that Embraces our Interdependence
14/04 // How to Train Your Mind Throughout the Day (Podcast Episode #013)
12/04 // Lhathok Gyalyong Offers Tenshug to the Gyalwang Karmapa
22/03 // 8th Khoryug Conference
21/03 // An Amazing Story: Finding the Reincarnation of Tenga Rinpoche
20/03 // The Nuns Gain Confidence: The Debate Competitions
19/03 // Recalling the Benefits of Bodhicitta
18/03 // The Karmapa Unfolds His Thoughts about the Bhikshuni Vows
17/03 // Never Giving Up on Sentient Beings
16/03 // History in the Making: The First Step Toward Full Ordination for Tibetan Buddhist Nuns
16/03 // Never Giving Up on Others
16/03 // Ordained Nuns and Their History: The Karmapa Reports
16/03 // Keeping the Bodhisattva’s Promise
16/03 // The Arya Kshema Winter Gathering for Nuns Begins in Bodhgaya
16/03 // A Joyous Celebration to Conclude the 34th Kagyu Monlam
16/03 // Losar Day Three: The Sangharama Ritual
16/03 // The Grand Garchen Losar Feast
16/03 // The Second Day of Losar: The Great Seating Ceremony
16/03 // The Year of the Female Fire Bird Takes Flight
16/03 // The Long Life Empowerment of the Three Roots Combined
13/03 // Two Precious Items from the Past
13/03 // Historic Red Crown Ceremony in Bodhgaya
11/03 // The Last Day of the Tibetan Year Begins
10/03 // The Mahakala Night
10/03 // The Great Cham Dance
10/03 // Gutor Day Four: Great Encampment Mahakala Puja, Day 3
25/02 // Losar Message and Card from His Holiness Karmapa
25/02 // Gutor Day Two: Incinerating the Hostile
25/02 // Gutor Day One: Protector Practices to Prepare for the Blossoming of the New Year
23/02 // “What I Give Away is Mine”: the Gyalwang Karmapa’s Advice as the 34th Kagyu Monlam Ends
23/02 // Celebrating the Life of the Eighth Kyabje Dorzong Rinpoche: A Ritual of Offerings to the Gurus
23/02 // Reviving the Tradition of the Cotton-Clad Yogis
23/02 // Awards Ceremony for the 20th Kagyu Gunchoe and the Examination of Monastic Forms
23/02 // Memorial Service for His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the late King of Thailand
23/02 // The Procession of the Sixteen Arhats
23/02 // Honoring the Words of the Buddha: The Kangyur Procession
22/02 // The Soliloquy of Geshe Potowa: Session Four
22/02 // The Karmapa Visits the Milarepa Exhibition and Friends of Kagyu Monlam Members’ Lunch at the Mahayana Hotel
22/02 // The Soliloquy of Geshe Potowa: Session Three
22/02 // Akong Tulku Memorial Soup Kitchen
22/02 // Compassion in Action: The Well-Being Free Medical Camp
22/02 // The Soliloquy of Geshe Potowa: Session Two
20/02 // The Soliloquy of Geshe Potowa: Session One
20/02 // The Opening Session of the 34th Kagyu Monlam Chenmo in Bodhgaya
19/02 // Four-Session Guru Yoga Session Two
19/02 // Four-Session Guru Yoga Session One
19/02 // Torch of True Meaning Session Four
19/02 // The 17th Karmapa Launches a New Website: DHARMA EBOOKS
19/02 // Torch of True Meaning: Session Three
19/02 // The Torch of True Meaning: Session Two
19/02 // The Torch of True Meaning: Session One
17/02 // The Main Chakrasamvara Empowerment
17/02 // Preparing for the Chakrasamvara Empowerment
17/02 // The Gyalwang Karmapa Introduces the Chakrasamvara Empowerment
06/02 // The Gyalwang Karmapa Pays Homage to the Buddha’s relics
02/02 // The Gyalwang Karmapa Visits the 28th Nyingma Monlam Chenmo
02/02 // Rumtek Retreatants Offer Long-Life Ceremony to the Gyalwang Karmapa
27/01 // Three Days of Intensive Mahakala Puja and India’s Republic Day Celebration
27/01 // Studying Gampopa’s Ornament of Precious Liberation and the Karmapa’s Closing Talk
27/01 // The Mind Only School: A New Book and Approach
26/01 // Completing His Teachings, the Gyalwang Karmapa Speaks of the Chakrasamvara Empowerment
26/01 // The Three Essential Points, Day Two, Part II: The Accumulation of Wisdom
26/01 // The Three Essential Points, Day Two, Part I: The Accumulation of Merit
23/01 // The Three Essential Points, Day One
23/01 // Direct Instructions on the Great Compassionate One, Day Three
23/01 // Direct Instructions on the Great Compassionate One, Day Two
19/01 // Direct Instructions on the Great Compassionate One, Day One.
19/01 // A Rich Program for the Winter Debates
17/01 // The Winter Debates begin with a Regal Welcome for Taklung Shabdrung Rinpoche
14/01 // The Gyalwang Karmapa Attends 34th Kalachakra

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2009

2008

26/12 // Gyalwang Karmapa Teaches on the Bodhisattva Vow
25/12 // His Holiness Visits the Royal Bhutanese Monastery
24/12 // Gyalwang Karmapa Distributes Presents on Christmas Eve
21/12 // Last Day of The Karma Gunchoe Teachings
20/12 // Gyalwang Karmapa’s Teachings on the Lion’s Roar that Destroys Confusion
19/12 // Updated Information on the Akshobhya Retreat
18/12 // Gyalwang Karmapa’s Teaching on Madhyamika : Fourth Session
17/12 // Third Session of Gyalwang Karmapa’s Teaching on Madhyamika
16/12 // Gyalwang Karmapa’s Teaching on Madhyamika Continues
15/12 // Gyalwang Karmapa begins teaching on Madhyamika
12/12 // The 12th Annual Kagyu Annual Winter Program of Philosophy and Debate Commences
11/12 // His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa Arrives in Bodhgaya, where the Buddha Attained Enlightenment
10/12 // Overview of HH Gyalwang Karmapa Activity in Bodhgaya 2008-09
28/10 // 48th Anniversary of TCV School – Oct 28, 2008
20/10 // HH Karmapa Greets HH Dalai Lama, October 20, 2008
18/10 // HH Karmapa Observes Debate – October 18, 2008
04/10 // HHK Receives Avalokitshvara Initiation – October 4, 2008
28/09 // HHK Gives Long Life Empowerment – September 28, 2008
26/09 // HHK Arrives in Gyuto – September 26, 2008
24/09 // Tibetan News About HHK in Ladakh, Sept 18-24, 2008
21/09 // HH Karmapa Airlifted Out of Ladakh – September 21, 2008
17/09 // Tibetan News About HHK in Ladakh, Sept 14-17, 2008
13/09 // HH Karmapa in Ladakh: September 13, 2008
13/09 // HHK Visits Changthang – Sept 13-17, 2008
12/09 // HH Karmapa in Ladakh: September 12, 2008
11/09 // HH Karmapa in Ladakh – Sept 11, 2008
10/09 // HH Karmapa in Ladakh – Sept 10, 2008
09/09 // HH Karmapa Arrives in Ladakh, Sept 9/08
09/09 // Tibetan News About HHK in Ladakh, Sept 9, 2008
08/09 // HH Karmapa Has Left Gyuto, Sept 8/08
07/09 // HH Karmapa on Dharma Tour, Sept 7/08
31/08 // His Eminence Kyabje Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche Offers Reading Transmission – August 31, 2008
19/08 // Kagyu Office Announcement, Aug 19/08
12/08 // Audience with His Holiness – August 12, 2008
28/07 // HH Karmapa Returns to Gyuto, July 28/08
24/07 // HH Karmapa goes to Delhi, July 24/08
11/07 // HH Karmapa with Gurumaa, July 11, 2008
06/07 // HHK is Invited to Ladakh, July 6, 2008
06/07 // HH Karmapa Visits HH Dalai Lama, July 6/08
26/06 // Gyalwang Karmapa Turns 23, June 26, 2008
23/06 // HE Tai Situ Rinpoche with HH Karmapa
05/06 // His Holiness Karmapa Returns to India
04/06 // Welcoming dinner reception
03/06 // Homecoming Welcome at Airport
01/06 // Sunday: Final Day of Public Events
31/05 // Two Talks on the Preliminary Practices (Ngondro)
30/05 // Sight Seeing in Seattle
29/05 // Karmapa Arrives in Seattle
28/05 // Karmapa Visits California
25/05 // Two Talks on “Healing the Environment Through the Mind of Enlightenment”
24/05 // Karmapa Visits Boulder, Colorado
23/05 // Karmapa Visits New Jersey
22/05 // Karmapa Visits Karme Ling & Kunzang Palchen Ling
21/05 // Guru Rinpoche Empowerment @ KTD
20/05 // Shrine Room Blessing @ KTD
19/05 // Karmapa Departs New York for KTD
18/05 // Q&A @ Tibet House and 2 Dharma Teachings
17/05 // First Dharma Teaching on American Soil
16/05 // Sight Seeing in New York
15/05 // Karmapa Arrives @ Newark Airport
13/05 // Karmapa Visit Blog
10/05 // Previous Announcements
07/05 // Karmapa Visit Website Launches
24/03 // Peaceful Cohabitation With Nature
18/03 // Venerable Tenga Rinpoche Teaching HH Karmapa
14/03 // HE Goshir Gyaltsab Rinpoche Teaching HH Karmapa
02/03 // His Holiness Departs Mindrolling Monastery and Returns to Gyuto
27/02 // The Karmapa Tours Monasteries while in Dehradun after HH Mindrolling Ceremonies
23/02 // HH Mindrolling Rinpoche Parinirvana Ceremonies in Clement Town
14/02 // Meetings and Puja in February
07/02 // Welcome to the Year of the Earth Mouse
18/01 // His Holiness Completes Winter Tour with Area Visits and leaves Varanasi for New Delhi and Dharamsala (January 14 -18, 2008)
10/01 // His Holiness Talks with Students About Developing Mental Peace and Happiness in a Technological Age (January 10, 2008)
10/01 // His Holiness Attends Thrangu Tse-Drup Puja (January 10, 2008)
05/01 // His Holiness at Vajra Vidhya in Sarnath (January, 2008)

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2005

2004

14/11 // His Holiness Leads Karma Gön Chö and Great Kagyu Monlam
02/11 // The Karmapa Holds Special Prayer Service in Varanasi for Tsunami Victims
04/10 // October Visit to Bokar Monastery in Darjeeling Go to Slideshow
20/06 // June – Karmapa’s Birthday Celebrated
20/03 // To Delhi and Rewalasar
20/01 // January at Kagyu Monlam

2003

18/10 // The Passing of Her Majesty Ashi Phuntsho Choden
10/10 // Visit to Gopalpur and Meeting with Jet Li
05/10 // Passing of the Mother of HE Tai Situ Rinpoche
01/10 // Studies with Bokar Rinpoche
08/07 // Tour of Shimla area of Himachal Pradesh
26/06 // His Holiness Turns 18 Years of Age
01/06 // Gold Cup Football
04/04 // Shoton Festival
20/03 // Peace and War
01/03 // With the Dalai Lama
23/02 // HH Karmapa Confers Public Chenresik Empowerment at Jayanti Park in Delhi
20/02 // His Holiness in Sarnath and Bodhgaya
02/02 // Karmapa Celebrates Losar (Tibetan New Year) in Sarnath with HH Dalai Lama
03/01 // The Great Monlam Aspiration of the Glorious Unequaled Kagyu Sangha

2002

2001

31/12 // Activities of The Karmapa 2000-2001 (2000-2001)
23/12 // December 2001
10/05 // Time Magazine Interview with His Holiness May 10, 2001(Asia edition)
29/04 // The Observer
29/04 // The Observer Interview with His Holiness Apr 29, 2001 (United Kingdom)
23/04 // Selected News Media Articles

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