March 9-12, 2011. Sarnath, Varanasi. His Holiness Begins Annual Spring Teachings in Sarnath The Gyalwang Karmapa is currently on an annual springtime visit to his senior tutor’s monastery, the Vajra Vidya Institute, in Sarnath, outside of Varanasi. This is a special time when he receives private initiations and teachings from... read more →
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March 7, 2011. Sarnath, Varanasi. On the third day of Losar His Holiness Karmapa had lunch at the Ramada Hotel hosted by Vajra Vidhya Institue. Khenchen Yongzin Thrangu Rinpoche, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche and the entourage of His Holiness were invited for the Lunch. Later at evening His Holiness performed a... read more →
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March 5, 2011. Sarnath, Varanasi. New Year’s Day Morning According to the Tibetan calendar this is now the Year of the Iron Rabbit. The Gyalwang Karmapa celebrated Tibetan New Year in the company of his tutor, Khenchen Yongzin Thrangu Rinpoche, and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, who is currently visiting from the... read more →
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March 4, 2011. Sarnath, Varanasi. The first session in the morning began early at 4.30am as Khenchen Yongzin Thrangu Rinpoche led three hours of concluding ceremonies and dedication prayers for the Mahakala ritual. (more…)
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GuTor March 3, 2011. Sarnath, Varanasi. On the penultimate day of the Tibetan year—the 29th day of the twelfth month in the Tibetan calendar—Gyalwang Karmapa attended the third day of this year’s traditional Mahakala ritual, held before the year’s end to remove obstacles. (more…)
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March 1, 2011. Bodh Gaya Since February 26, His Holiness the Karmapa has been visiting Bodh Gaya, the place of Lord Buddha's enlightenment and the holiest site for Buddhists worldwide. During his stay in Bodh Gaya, His Holiness is engaged in his winter meditation retreat at Tergar Monastery, a Tibetan... read more →
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11 February, 2011. Dharamsala This afternoon, the Himachal Pradesh chief secretary Rajwant Sandhu told reporters that, “there is no involvement of the Karmapa. We have reasons to believe that some donations came for the monastery and the Karmapa has nothing to do with that. Monastery functionaries were managing the affairs.”... read more →
