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Karmapa – The Official Website of the 17th Karmapa Karmapa – The Official Website of the 17th Karmapa
  • The Karmapa
    • A Short Biography
    • The Lineage of Karmapas
    • Activities & Projects
  • Teachings
    • YouTube Archive
    • Video Library
    • Podcast
  • News
  • Schedule
  • Buddhism
    • Shakyamuni Buddha
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The Gyalwang Karmapa teaching on the Life of Atisha • Session 3

The Series of Events Leading to Atisha’s Arrival in Tibet  7th February 2025 Before imparting the teaching, His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa offered gracious greetings to all of the trulkus,... read more →

The Gyalwang Karmapa on the Life of Atisha • Session 2

Becoming a Scholar and Going Forth 6 February 2025 After greeting everyone, the Gyalwang Karmapa resumed his discourse on the Life of Atisha at the point where technical difficulties the... read more →

The Gyalwang Karmapa on the Life of Atisha • Session 1

Monlam Pavillion, Bodhgaya, 5 February 2025 His Holiness 17th Gyalwang Karmapa began by offering his greetings to the various Rinpoches and all of the other “nirmanakayas, tulkus, Khenpo Lodro Donyo... read more →

The Properties and Authenticity of the Scriptures of Early Buddhism

Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2024 Origins of Secret Mantra Day 3 29 July 2024 Continuing the previous day’s exploration, the Karmapa summarised the qualities, properties and styles of the scriptures... read more →

Capturing the Perfect Words of the Buddha: The Origins of Secret Mantra Day 2

Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2024: The Origins of Secret Mantra Day 2 27 July 2024 The Languages of Early Buddhism His Holiness began by addressing the issue of which languages... read more →

The Development of the Earliest Buddhist Scriptures Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2024: The Origins of Secret Mantra Day 1

24 July 2024 If the history is not explained in detail, there’s a risk of not believing in this great secret teaching. - From the Tantra of the Union of... read more →

Ancient Translation Methods: Dynamism and Debate

Kagyu Gunchoe Winter Teachings 2023 • Day 2 16 January, 2023 Today we have easy access to copious Buddhist texts that have been translated into our own native languages. However,... read more →
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MIND TRAINING TEACHING
The Gyalwang Karmapa gave an extensive teaching on the 8 Verses of Training the Mind

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THE PRAJNAPARAMITA
Taught over six sessions, this is a direct explanation of the Buddhist view of emptiness

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THE CHENREZIK PRACTICE
The Gyalwang Karmapa taught on how to practice Chenrezik and recite his mantra

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100 SHORT INSTRUCTIONS
Taught over nine sessions, this text by the 8th Karmapa was taught in great depth by the present Karmapa.

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THREE PRINCIPLE ASPECTS
A comprehensive teaching that condenses the entire Buddhist path by Tsongkhapa

 

Recent Updates

  • The Northern Five-Stage Account of the Original Schism in the Light of Contemporary Scholarship and a Summary of the Southern Perspective
  • Further Accounts of the Factions and the Original Split into Schools
  • An Introduction to the Dakpo Kagyu and the Great Deeds of Lord Gampopa
  • The Milieu of the Saṅgha at the Time of the Split into Schools
  • Reflections on Nikāya Buddhism
  • Branching of the Saṅgha: Third, Fourth and Other Councils
  • Southern Transmission, Lineages of Vows, and Comparison of Northern, Southern and Tibetan Transmissions

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About the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa

His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, is the head of the 900 year old Karma Kagyu Lineage and guide to millions of Buddhists around the world.

Born in 1985, the Karmapa resides in his temporary home at Gyuto Monastery in India after making a dramatic escape from Tibet in the year 2000.

Traveling the world, the Karmapa skillfully teaches traditional Tibetan Buddhist Dharma while also advocating topics such as environmental conservation, feminism, digitization of the Dharma, and much more.

Please use the icons below to find the Karmapa on social media maintained by his office of administration.

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